as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thought; consideration; thinking
as you see; as you can see
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
ago; since; before; previous
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
out-of-school; off-campus
great hurry; great haste; rush
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to make an appearance; to show up
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
battle formation; military formation
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
battle formation; disposition of troops
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
right in the center (centre)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
serious; not joking; straight
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
here and there; in places