thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
training; drill; practice; discipline
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
fragile item; broken article
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
bolt from the blue; great surprise
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
feeling; sense; impression
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand