phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat
forwarding agency; express company
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
little finger; pinky; little toe
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work