part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
that's the way it is; such is life
indicate reason; infers some protest
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
power; might; authority; influence
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to attack; to assault; to assail
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment