period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
hastily made; improvised preparation
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
enumeration; citation; listing
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to stay calm; to keep cool
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
I Doubt It (card game); Cheat; Bullshit; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to rescue from; to help out of; to save