opening and shutting; opening and closing
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
speaking of ...; as for ...
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
flight; desertion; escape
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
results; record; grades; marks
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
matter of time; question of time
to use up all one's strength; to die
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to whine; to make feeble complaints
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed