finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to press a question; to cross-examine
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
single word; a few words; brief comment
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
squad leader; group leader; team leader
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
suffix for familiar person
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which