to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to rant and rave; to raise hell
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
rope; cord; policeman's rope
acceleration; speeding up
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
falling asleep in one's clothes; lying down to nap; crashing out
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
food expenses; cost of one's board
literally; to the letter; literal
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to like; to love; to be fond of
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...