to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
one's physical safety; personal security
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
retiring voluntarily; resigning one's post (to make way for others); stepping down; bowing out
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to spit out; to eject; to dump
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
questions and answers; dialogue
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly