to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
meanwhile; in the meantime
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
calm; composed; leisurely
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
selection; choice; option
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
squeeze (play); (in scuba diving) discomfort or pain caused by increasing water pressure compressing body air spaces and pushing body tissue inward
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
baton (of command); order; command; direction
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
failure; mistake; blunder
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul