in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
third time lucky; third time's the charm
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
double-dipping (a food item in sauce)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
rather; better; instead; if anything
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
order; sequence; procedure
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
if it is the case that ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
trusting too much; overestimating ability
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to become better; to improve
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
learning from observing others