to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
matter of time; question of time
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
full throttle; full power
inner structure; internal anatomy
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
on bad terms; at loggerheads
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
on the occasion of; at the time of
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
to run about trying to escape
hunting ground; hunting preserve
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)