sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
being too late; losing one's final chance
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
only; merely; but; no more than
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to spend time (on doing something)
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
weird; disgusting; sickening
that's too bad; too bad for you!
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
private person; individual
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out