very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
ongoing; in progress; afoot
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
police officer; policeman; constable
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
suspicious character (person, figure)
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
several people; a few people
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses