shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
mental; spiritual; emotional
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment