to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
relatively; comparatively
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
instability; insecurity; crankiness
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
female high-school student
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to subsist; to keep on living
from the viewpoint of; according to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
second (unit of time); arc second
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
resignation (from a position)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
and yet; though; when; in spite of
at first; in the beginning; originally
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
looking for love; searching for a lover
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately