finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
temporary; provisional; interim
the last moment; the very end
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
one's own child; one's own children
indiscreetly; thoughtlessly; carelessly; frivolously
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
different opinion; objection
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
sailor suit; middy uniform
second (unit of time); arc second
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
impression; strong belief; conviction
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)