the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to be nearing death; to be dying
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
hegemony; leadership; initiative
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
in the course of one's duties
leader of a delegation (body, party)