maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
resolute; determined; bold
recovery; rescue; recapture
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
progress; being under way
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
multiplication table; times table
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
some people; a few people; several people
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
another time; some other time
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring