by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
essence; true nature; substance; reality
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
critical point (temperature)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to say no more; to sink into silence
articles; supplies; parts
floor above; floor upstairs
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to shave off; to scrape off
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake