expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
very good luck; excellent fortune
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
second (unit of time); arc second
to check; to stop; to keep back
new record (in sports, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
polish; improvement; burnishing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to have meaning; to be meaningful
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon