participation; joining; entry; adherence
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to become clear; to be made public
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
silence; stillness; quietness
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
so what!; who gives a damn?
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to knock down; to knock off
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
(very) patient; persevering
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to collect; to assemble; to gather
with a start; with a jump
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents