of great promise; with a promising future
great talents mature late
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
home area; home town; local
active people; doers; people who get things done
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
small fraction; small proportion
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
half and half; fifty-fifty
probability; likelihood; chances
the last moment; the very end
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to have a narrow escape from death
hand used like a sword in striking
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well