impossible; unlikely; improbable
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
silence; stillness; quietness
stillness; repose; standing still
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
authority; power; function
action; operation; effect; function
because; for; the reason why is ...
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
overdrive (vehicle transmission, computer processor, etc.); outdrive (golf); overdrive
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
severe wound; serious wound; gash
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
at a moment's notice; readily
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
otherwise; or else; if not