the last moment; the very end
(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
during; for the duration of
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
solution; solution strategy
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
internal conditions; true state of affairs
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
have a good day; take care; see you
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
concession; conciliation; compromise
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
to take away; to carry off
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice