can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
natural voice (without a microphone)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
desperation; self-abandonment
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
if you think about it; come to think of it
terse; concise; simple and clear
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
to repeat; to be frequent
late at night; at a late hour
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong