to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to squash; to crush; to flatten
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
when it becomes; when it comes to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
relatively; comparatively
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state