to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to be worn down; to be reduced
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
deadly serious; deadly earnest
true state; actual condition; reality
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
worthy of special mention