deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
letter; missive; note; mail
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
reissue (of a discontinued magazine, etc.); republication; reprint; resumption of publication
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible