to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
horseplay; fooling around
several times (as large, over)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
originally; by nature; from the start
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
guardian; protector; patron; parent
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to be lacking in options; to be too few
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
worst; worst-case (scenario)
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish