finishing blow; coup de grâce
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
serious accident; major incident
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
window-gazing; window-shopping
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
brand items; brand-name goods
to attach a letter; to include a letter
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to pile up; to accumulate
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
inside; interior; inner part