day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
baseball player; ballplayer
still; even now; to this day
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to like; to love; to be fond of
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
finally; in the end; on top of all that
stimulating; exciting; provocative
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point