sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
surroundings; environs; circumference
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
incident; affair; happening; event
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
hand used like a sword in striking
to grimace; to make a wry face
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to surround; to crowd around
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
that's the way it is; such is life
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to triumph; to be elated with success
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to stop walking; to pause
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to give directions; to issue instructions
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win