clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
had better ...; had better not ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
solitude; loneliness; isolation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(apportioning) in small amounts
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
while; during (the time when)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon