to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
even more; still more; further
way out; means to escape; escape route
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
telecommunications; correspondence
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
getting on board; sailor; seaman
ectogenesis; outside the body
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
report card; result sheet
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)