some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
back off!; leave me alone!
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
war situation; progress of a battle
successively; one after another
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
battlefield; battleground
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
pride; boast; credit (to)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
very likely; very probable
selection; choice; option