term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to attempt; to test; to try out
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
price; cost; value; worth; value
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
outside the country; abroad
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
almost every day; almost daily
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to send back; to refer back
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to mark the end; to spell the end
urgent report; urgent message
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind