still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
time and time again; many times; a number of times
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
many; numerous; various; large number of
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(whether at) peace or at war; in peacetime and at war; order and chaos
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
with a single blow; with one stroke
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
half the body; half length
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
greater than ...; bigger ...
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
treatment (of a person); dealing with
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
speaking tube; voice pipe
to go along; to walk along; to follow
each place; various places
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly