judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
appointed time; timetable; schedule
to be perturbed; to be agitated
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
unofficial announcement; private notice; informal notification
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
ten; 10; ten years of age
chief (of police); head (of office)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
severe; strict; tough; hard
attendance; presence; appearance
in proportion to; just as much as
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
showing one's face in public; facing another person
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse