serious; not joking; straight
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
way; method; means; (technical) specification
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
coordinator; coordinating role
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
at least; at most; (even) just
how long; how much; to what extent
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
commander; commanding officer; CO
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand