large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
fragment; one of the group or party
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
good (place to leave off); convenient
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
audience; spectator; spectators
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
right in the middle (of); midst; height
from the viewpoint of; according to
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
clapping and cheering; applause
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
naughty; mischievous; unruly
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
high spirits; gleeful mood
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly