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the first sign of sth ending

very common and therefore not valuable

something that is likely to happen, to succeed or to be suitable

used for saying what is the worst thing that can happen

to feel proud and happy

to admire sb / sth and be slightly frightened of them / it

to be the person in control of a situation

by a person rather than a machine

To do well: to perform a task successfully, get on successfully, or behave in a satisfactory way (informal use of good for well).

used to show that you think what sb has just said is impossible or stupid

to look for and discover mistakes in sb / sth; to complain about sb / sth

to start doing sth that is new for you

to get worse in quality, health, etc.

used to say that you do not understand the reason for sth, or that you do not want to give an explanation for sth because you think it is obvious

to have more important or more interesting things to do

to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for sb

because of the possibility of sth happening, although it is unlikely

not able to work or be used because of injury or damage

from nowhere or nothing, as if by magic

used when you are saying that sth is very unlikely to happen

close to sth

(more than) an amount of sth that is considered to be reasonable or acceptable

to be likely to happen; to be quite normal

if blame, guilt, etc. is on sb's shoulders, they must take responsibility for it

the genuine thing

used to tell sb not to start doing sth yet, but to wait until you tell them

immediately

available for use as you prefer / sb prefers

to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve sth

close together and facing in the same direction

Standing, or a command to stand up and get moving.

to admit and explain sth that you have kept as a secret

a very different experience from sth

a thing or action that is not interesting or important in itself but is a way of achieving sth else

a guess; sth you do without knowing what the result will be

as loudly as possible

if sth is an open secret, many people know about it, although it is supposed to be a secret

to be fighting or arguing with each other

to be going very badly wrong and likely to stop functioning completely

to be very frightened

to be sth serious that you should not joke about

to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition

to look exactly like sb else

if a plan, etc. blows up in your face, it goes wrong in a way that causes you damage, embarrassment, etc.

to be a normal and accepted part of a particular job, situation, etc.

for / in the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on the present circumstances

covering your whole body

to look at sb / sth quickly to see what they or it are like