sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to spend time (on doing something)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
relatively; comparatively
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
never mind!; don't worry about it
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
every year; yearly; annually
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
everything; anything; nothing
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
general; popular; common; typical
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to take into consideration; to bear in mind