passing (an examination); making the grade
level; standard; water level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
simple honesty; tactless frankness
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)