several minutes; a few minutes
to win after tough bidding
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
vicious circle; vicious cycle
infinite loop; closed loop
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
this one; with this; in this way
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
experiment; experimentation
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
in that way; like that; that way
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand