reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
maintaining the status quo
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
the place for; the time for; the level of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to make merry; to be festive
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
just because; even if; even though
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to surround; to crowd around
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
going around; patrol; round; tour
guidance; protective custody
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation