to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
dozens; scores of; decades
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to look around; to survey
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
simply; merely; only; solely
disintegration; self-destruction
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to open (one's eyes) wide
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
in the meanwhile; during the time
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
personal; individual; private
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll