speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be damaged; to receive damage
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
this (very thing); this precisely
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
intensification; aggravation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
under control (e.g. of territory)
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
proposal; proposition; suggestion
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
already; now; no longer; not any more
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
extermination; expulsion; destruction
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
rentier; person who lives on investment interest
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
naturally; of course; understandably
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
precondition; prerequisite
to fight against; to oppose; to face
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)