(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
anonymity; using an assumed name
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
proposal; offer; request; application
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
point in common; common feature
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
matter of time; question of time
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
everybody; every last one of them; all
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
here and there; in places
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to be mentally fatigued; to tired to the bone