how long; how much; to what extent
to think of; to come up with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
two times; twice; two degrees
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
one's family; family member
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
incident; affair; happening; event
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to collect; to assemble; to gather
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
instead; but (on the other hand)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)