poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
spine; backbone; spinal column
to jar; to creak; to grate
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
the last moment; the very end
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
practical question (problem); practical matter
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
activity; briskness; prosperity
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time