to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to spend time (on doing something)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
number of persons; personnel
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to appear all together; to be all present
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
massing (of troops); gathering
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
environment; circumstance
goodness; excellence; virtue
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
something like ...; something called ...
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
two times; twice; two degrees
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
telecommunication equipment
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
retention; maintenance; preservation
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing