in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to gather; to collect; to assemble
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to pile up; to accumulate
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
top university; leading university; first-rate university
future (usually near); prospects
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
go that far; to that extent
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist