(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to collapse into; to flop onto
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
appointment; rendezvous; date
winter vacation; winter holidays
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque