completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
three days and three nights
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
to lay aside; to set aside
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
and; thereupon; because of that
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
never mind!; don't worry about it
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
progress; being under way
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to be relieved of one's post
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row