very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
actuator; access mechanism (e.g. disk)
good performance; good work; great success
as before; as ever; as it was originally
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to push back; to press back; to force back
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
3rd day of the month; three days