launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
scattered; separated; dispersed
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to complain; to make a complaint
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
soon; before long; in the near future
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
fiction; fabrication; concoction
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to be infected; to be contagious
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
almost every day; almost daily
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
everywhere; all over; throughout
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours