junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
hedge; fence; border; limit
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to fail to be attentive to
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
whispering; murmuring; subdued
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to lay aside; to set aside
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
ratio; proportion; percentage
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to become possible; to become able to (do)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
accept one who comes to you
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming