stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
extremely; terrifically; super
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
relief; aid; assistance; rescue
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
one's share; one's portion
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
bargain; good buy; budget
witnessing; observing; sighting
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
in proportion to; according to; depending on
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll