to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to run about; to rush about
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to squash; to crush; to flatten
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
tedious; boring; being fed up with
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes; wet tissue
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
to step over or across; to overcome
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
there being no use in arguing (about it)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
jumping to a hasty conclusion
almost; roughly; approximately
indirection; indirectness
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
an issue being settled; a case being closed
leaving work; clocking out
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cleavage (between breasts)
way; method; means; resource; course
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear