to drink up; to drain (cup)
momentum; amount of exercise
to go too far; to go to excess
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be helpful; to be useful
not worth considering; out of the question
broken; intermittent; disconnected
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
immediately; right away; on the spot
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
after a long time; for the first time in a while
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to breathe out; to exhale
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it