(not) a single person; (no) one
to become dim; to become blurred
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to stiffen; to become stiff
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
largest class; top category
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
marking; grading; scoring
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to take (be in) charge of
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
unmarried; not yet married
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
long; drawn-out; very long
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case