to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
personal; individual; private
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
winner-takes-all (system)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to dry up completely; to become stale
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to become better; to improve
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
certainly; surely; definitely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
utmost limits; extremity; limit
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
(necessary) personnel; required person
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitching (of a boat, aircraft, etc.)
surface of the earth; ground surface