drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to maintain; to continue to have
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
nothing but; none other than
autumnal tints; fall tints
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
finish; finishing; finishing touches
most of all; extremely; supremely
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
impossible; unlikely; improbable
re-examination; reinspection; retest
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
seeing one off; farewell; escort
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to mark the end; to spell the end
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while