to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
locker room; changing room; dressing room
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
handrail; railing; banister
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
after the end (of something); post-