clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
corridor; hallway; passageway
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
sins (which prevent entry into bliss)