the last moment; the very end
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
carrying voice; well-projected voice
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
steady advance; carrying all before one
reason; cause; circumstances
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
near; close; beside; third person
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through