no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
sight (signs) of an aeroplane (airplane)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
question; inquiry; enquiry
in accordance with; according to
whereabout; about where; how much
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
state of mind; mentality; psychology
landing; touchdown; demotion; accretion
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
head over heels; headlong; head first
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare