double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
great hurry; great haste; rush
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
fortress; stronghold; citadel
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
really; truly; indeed; good grief
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
so; like this; in this way
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
the opposite direction; the other way
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses