flight; desertion; escape
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
jeon; Korean dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg and fried
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
position; location; base; point; site
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
discrimination; discernment; identification
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to find out; to discover; to locate
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
determination; resolution
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be lacking in options; to be too few