anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
average; ordinary; normal
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
schedule; program; calendar
way of speaking; intimation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away