to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
powerful person; influential person
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
period of time; time slot; time zone
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
nervousness; oversensitivity
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
fourth day of the month; four days
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
marathon; long-distance race
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
established practice; custom
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
to unfold; to unroll; to open
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
racewalking; race walking; walking race
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom