before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to look away; to turn away
spread; span; expanse; extent
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
feeling keenly; fully realizing
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)