making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
drinking money; tip; gratuity
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
final scene; the end; finale
war; battle; match; game; competition
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
related species; allied species
breath; breathing; bracelet
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
height (measured at the withers)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
cannot be helped; unavoidable
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
order from the company president
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
to make an appearance; to show up
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to shake one's head (in denial)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading