to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
out of place artifact; OOPArt
handicraft; industrial art object
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
wages; pay; rental payment
one's own problem; one's own issues
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
remainder; the rest; what is left
without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)
day on which the temperature rises above 35°C; extremely hot day
making a loss; incurring a deficit
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
ice-cream headache; brain freeze; cold-stimulus headache
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
stomach ulcer; gastric ulcer
urgent; pressing; exigent