moment; brief space of time
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to fight a battle; to have a fight
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
definite decision; final decision
deceiving; cheating; fooling
talk; story; conversation
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to be sooty; to be stained
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
establishment; settlement
aptitude; aptness; suitability