barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
remedial measure; relief measure; corrective measure; countermeasure; remedy
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
ill will; malice; evil intent
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
(overnight) stay; lodging
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
change of schedule; schedule change
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
soccer club (at a school); football club
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
can't help; won't make much difference
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
colored (skin); coloured; non-white; having color; colored; coloured
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
redial; redialing; redialling
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...