oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to temper thoroughly; to train well
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to complete decisively; to do to completion
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be dispersed; to get separated
to need; to call for; to require
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
opposite side; opposition
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to be needed; to be wanted
specialized; specialised; boutique
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to that degree; to that extent; that much
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair