the last moment; the very end
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
the following week; the next week
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
frequency (of occurrence)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
just because; even if; even though
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
how long; how far; how much