just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
everything; anything; nothing
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
arrest; apprehension; capture
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
cannot be helped; unavoidable
south entrance; south exit
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(a) little; somewhat; somehow