irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
outside of; not covered by
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
opposite; reverse; contrary
stimulating; exciting; provocative
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
social life; social intercourse
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
state of the war; war situation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
diverse arguments arising in great numbers