to pause; to have a short intermission
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
explosion; rupture; break off
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
even though; despite; notwithstanding
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to stiffen; to become stiff
to drop; to let fall; to omit
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
using every trick (in the book)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to put into effect; to put into practice
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
genuine; authentic; true; real
valuable article; valuables
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
work-in-progress; working state
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
moment by moment; hour by hour