victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
(coming to a) sudden stop
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
such ... as; or some such
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to jar; to creak; to grate
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...