I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
everything; anything; nothing
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
leaving everything up to someone else
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to put into effect; to put into practice
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
keystroke; typing; execution of test cases
low tone; bass; low voice
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
yelp; yap; yipe; kiang (Equus kiang); kyang
serious criminal; heinous criminal
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
final farewell (in this life)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to overdo; to do too much
to care for someone; to look after someone
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)
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing