test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
be (that) as it may; having said that
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
no loss or gain; coming out even
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
all you want; as much as one wants
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
to suspend operations (esp. of trains); to stop driving
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
police officer; policeman; constable
to push aside; to push one's way through
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
naturally; of course; understandably
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be talked about behind one's back
whispered conversation; whispering