swallowing; understanding; apprehension
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
locker room; changing room; dressing room
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to fall on one's backside
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to shake; to sway; to waver
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
clear; precise; definite; distinct