focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to read (a book, etc.) over again
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
main cause; primary factor
crash; smash; crunch; bang
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
end; close; finish; termination
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
other people's affairs; someone else's problem