point in question (at issue)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
active; dynamic; behavioural
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(linguistic) competence; language capability
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
way of talking; speaking style
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
resignation (from a position)
one of these days; someday; one day
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
expulsion; excommunication
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between