to smirk; to grin broadly
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
flight; desertion; escape
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
since when; from when; how long
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to take to task; to take it out on
clearing one's throat; cough
viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass; land bridge (biogeography)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
quite; utterly; really; completely
to fall off; to tumble down
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other