(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
operation; functioning; running
too many to count; too numerous to mention
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
opening ceremony (of the school term)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
self-; from (a time or place)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to slide into; to slip into