rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
adaptation (from); rebaking
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
behind; in the rear; in back
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
suddenly; all of a sudden
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
training; drill; practice; discipline
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to rush over; to run up to
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
broken; intermittent; disconnected
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to resound; to echo; to reverberate