sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
failure; mistake; blunder
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
stopping functioning; being out of service
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
right in the middle (of); midst; height
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
offender; criminal; culprit
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
performance of one's official duties
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
close to the wall; alongside the wall