to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
either way; in any case; one way or another
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
any more; any further; any better; any longer
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be too numerous; to be too much