beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to look away; to avert one's eyes
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to go ahead; to pull ahead
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid