reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to take back; to recapture
point of compromise; common ground
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
successful candidate; prizewinner
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
one's dark days; the period during which one suffered misfortune and obscurity
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby