as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
large number (of); many; majority
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
headache inducing; vexing
programming language; programing language
ground plan; plane figure
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
in one's hands; in one's control
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
how long; how far; how much
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
10th day of the month; ten days
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
3rd day of the month; three days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
a little; a bit; slightly
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
government; administration; ministry
to detain; to take into custody
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
to brave a danger; to take a risk
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
don't worry about it; forget about it