closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
indescribable; defying description
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to yearn for; to pine for
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to let out a cry; to break forth
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
eternal; unlimited; endless
sincere; earnest; serious
enemy territory; hostile place
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to challenge (a person) to a fight
reaction of a living body
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
large number (of); many; majority
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
un-; non-; negative prefix
famous; well-known; renowned; your name