putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to live; to make a living; to get on with
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there