performing a surgical operation
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
already; now; no longer; not any more
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
arm; automated retroactive minimal moderation; ARMM
to have meaning; to be meaningful
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one's long-cherished desire
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal