to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stiffen; to become stiff
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
secrecy; highly classified information
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
assertion; declaration; affirmation
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
suggestion; hint; implication