decision; settlement; definition
living; lifestyle; living room
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
episode; anecdote; vignette
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
one's own work; making by oneself
not limited to; not just ...
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to assemble; to set up; to construct
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to need; to call for; to require
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
parting; separation; farewell
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short