success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
river; stream; River; the ... river
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
patent application; patent filings
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
stairs; stairway; staircase
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one