to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
hope; white hope; person of promise
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
good performance; good work; great success
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to lure someone; to entice someone
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
restlessly; in continuous motion
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
shah; former ruler of Iran
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie