barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
madness; craziness; insanity
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be smeared; to be covered
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
what people say; rumours; public opinion
material; substance; matter
in its entirety; whole; wholly
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
supreme; sublime; highest
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to blow out; to spout out
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
looking pale; looking unwell
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily