to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
right beside; close to; nearby
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
composed expression; clear face
second; number two; runner-up
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to encamp; to take up positions
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged