perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
main question; real issue at hand
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
final; eventual; ultimate
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
matter of time; question of time
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
head; brains; intellect; understanding
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something