last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
patterns of thinking; train of thought
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to leave word; to leave a message
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
offense and defense; offence and defence
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
good (place to leave off); convenient
one's share; one's portion
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)