number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
finish; finishing; finishing touches
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
then; and (then); in that case; if so
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to have an idea; to have a clue
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
instant; moment; for an instant
almost (did); nearly (did)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
running as fast as one can
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares