lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
consumption; expenditure; spending
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to fire into; to shoot into
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter