crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to collapse into; to flop onto
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to come to one's senses; to calm down
near; close by; within reach; familiar
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
back side; back end; posterior; rear
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
scenery; scene; landscape
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to finish reading; to read through
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
dealing with; coping with