quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
right of succession; right to the throne
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
most difficult; next to impossible
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
custom; practice; convention; precedent
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear