matter of time; question of time
acceleration; speeding up
urban areas; the streets; town; city
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to become excited; to grow lively
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
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
one by one; one each; one at a time
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to press a question; to cross-examine
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
posture; position; stance
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket