to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to attempt; to test; to try out
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
world; society; people; the public
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
long ago; already; a long time ago
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
just because; even if; even though
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve