announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
by today; before the day is over
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
firm; strong; solid; stable
law observance; obeying the law
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to break the silence; to break one's silence
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
direct unforked road; straight path