personal; individual; private
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
at first; in the beginning; originally
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to stop walking; to pause
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
please; somehow or other; one way or another
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew