to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
called; known as; that; to say
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to thrust away; to send flying
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tall figure; high stature
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
build; physique; frame; constitution
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well