matter of time; question of time
commissioned officer; military officer
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
the very best; excellent; superb
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to force open; to push open
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
principle; theory; fundamental truth
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to check; to stop; to keep back
defense; defence; protection
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
a great variety of; diversity
disorder; chaos; confusion
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate