sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
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
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
older sister; elder sister
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
one by one; one after another; successively
feeling keenly; fully realizing
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
principle of laissez-faire
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to get strong; to gain strength
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
in this manner; in this way; like this
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to be transparent; to show through
in unison; as one; united
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box