to intervene; to stop (something)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
breakthrough; great discovery
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
around the world; throughout the world
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
clear; precise; definite; distinct
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
100,000; hundred thousand
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
addition; adding; supplement
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence