standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to escape death; to be saved from death
hospitalization; hospitalisation
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
both (people); the two of them
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
birds of a feather flock together
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to be able to manage somehow or other
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
municipal office; council; city hall