quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
another school; other schools
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
with a bang (clash, bump)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
resignation; acceptance; consolation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to rock; to shake; to swing
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to well up; to burst; to arise
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine