completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
patterns of thinking; train of thought
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
throughput; processing power
flight; desertion; escape
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to pierce through; to break through
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to lose sight of; to miss
on the occasion of; at the time of
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to rush over; to run up to
verbal message; word (from someone)
secretariat; executive office
bureau director; office chief
to say; to be called; to do
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
end; tip; extremities; terminal