evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
surely; certainly; without doubt
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
everything; anything; nothing
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
thoroughly; through and through
to become possible; to become able to (do)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
already; now; no longer; not any more
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
older sister; elder sister
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
memorizing a musical score
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death