just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
great success; huge success
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
helper; assistant; help; assistance
encouragement; cheering on
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to become desperate; to give in to despair
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
to escape death; to be saved from death
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
destination (one is heading towards); goal
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to begin some form of lifestyle
to support each other; to support one another
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
just the other day; quite recently
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to