before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
time; season; period; phase; stage
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
armed forces; military; troops
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
no!; no no!; no, not at all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
selection; choice; picking out
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
after that; afterwards; thereafter
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
success or failure; result
in spite of; regardless of
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
every year; yearly; annually
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to bury; to embed; to implant
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...