reaction; response; reaction
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
without eating or drinking
episode; anecdote; vignette
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to be opposite; to face each other
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to become vulgar; to coarsen
having said that; on the other hand
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to spread; to be propagated
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious