to breathe out; to exhale
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to turn against; to become an enemy
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
to be too late; to be too slow
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
enough is enough; no further!
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to make a splash; to draw attention
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
unless (you do something)
having gone too far to turn back
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides