sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to some extent; to a certain extent
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
maintaining the status quo
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
the place for; the time for; the level of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to make merry; to be festive
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
just because; even if; even though
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden