haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
deep emotion; strong feelings
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
under construction; in preparation
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to comfort; to console; to amuse
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to rebuild; to reconstruct
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
snail's pace; slow progress
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
serious; severe; grave; acute
will not do; do not; does not
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly