reaching; attaining; arrival
three; three years of age
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to be about to get on (a train, bus, etc.); to be about to board; to start (doing); to begin; to get on top of; to lean over
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly