important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
long (time); protracted; prolonged
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
(opening of a) wound; cut
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
on the occasion of; at the time of
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
observation; survey; watching
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation