plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
until now; so far; up to the present
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to apologize; to apologise
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
looking on (somebody) as hostile
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
even though things may appear this way
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
directions; instructions; orders; command
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation