exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
selection; choice; option
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
World Trade Center; WTC; twin towers
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
having said that; be that as it may
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
when it becomes; when it comes to
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
fragment; one of the group or party
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
from the beginning; from scratch
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement