the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
generation; lifetime; age
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
personal criticism; character sketch
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
expulsion; excommunication
to take a growing interest in
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
falling in love; attachment
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure