invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
decrease; reduction; decline
going straight on; going straight ahead
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
the opposite direction; the other way
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
dull sound; muffled sound
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate