being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
draw (in competition); tie game
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
final; eventual; ultimate
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
long ago; a long time ago; already
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to watch steadily; to stare
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
very young; little; childish; immature
what do you want?; can I help you?
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to listen to in an ecstasy
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
long; drawn-out; very long
unidentifiable; unidentified
fourth day of the month; four days
to tear up and throw away
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
out-of-school; off-campus
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address