to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
educational institution; school; academy; campus
reopening; resumption; restarting
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
quiz; short test; mini test
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
hello; good day; good afternoon
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
notice; attention; observation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
hard ball; regulation ball