above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
right triangle; right-angled triangle
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
not necessarily so; is not always true
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
depending on; dependent on
in succession; one by one
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
adds force or indicates command
to go past; to pass; to pass by
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
of course; certainly; naturally
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
those (near the second person)