madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
the whole day; all the day
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
specialization; specialisation
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
utmost limits; extremity; limit
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
wheat straw; barley straw
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
verbal promise; one's word
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
monetary; financial; pecuniary
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
last position; previous job; predecessor
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend