sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
border (between countries); national border
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to palm off; to force a sale
fair price; reasonable price
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
sense of smell; olfaction
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation