watchful waiting; careful supervision
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
everything; anything; nothing
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
addition; annexation; appendage
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
shoulder strap (on a dress)
remembrance; recollection; recognition
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
only; merely; but; no more than