being too late; losing one's final chance
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
period of time; time slot; time zone
street at night; making a night journey
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
in the end; on top of that
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
all sorts of; all kinds of
covered with; stained; smeared
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)