frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
year on year; on the previous year
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
several years; a few years
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
government worker; public servant; civil servant
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
enterprise; business; company; corporation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
future (usually near); prospects
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to subsist; to keep on living
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do