to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
accumulation point; limit point
to make something be done in time
focal point; nodal point; node
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
restoration; repair; mending
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
enmity; antagonism; hostility
superior; superiors; senior
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
going upstream; sailing against the current
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
armchair theory; impracticable theory
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to buy again; to buy anew