consecutive tournament victories
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
the other day; a few days ago
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to develop into a serious incident
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all