ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
thousands; several thousand
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
depression; low spirits; dejection
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
nod; inclination of the head
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
another dimension; different level; whole other level
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
turmoil; chaos; confusion
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
ramification; branching off
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
appearance; figure; shape; form
to cause a person trouble
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
surely (not); certainly (not)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
composite; combined; complex