grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
according to plan; as planned; on target
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to watch for an unguarded moment
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
one by one; one each; one at a time
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
tail (animal); tail end; tip
reduction by half; halving
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to trample; to crush underfoot
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
cooking program; cookery show
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
whole face; all over one's face