to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to gather; to collect; to assemble
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
start-up company; venture business
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
company; corporation; workplace
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
flight; desertion; escape
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
self-defense; self-defence
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.