top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
choices; alternatives; options
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
way out; means to escape; escape route
war; fighting; fierce competition
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to throw into; to toss into
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to fight against; to oppose; to face
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
belongings; appendage; accessory
supporting role (actor); minor role
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
results; record; grades; marks
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire