delay; putting off; procrastination
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
second day of the month; two days
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
the last moment; the very end
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
being on duty; person on duty
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
long ago; already; a long time ago
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
wealthy person; millionaire
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker