evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
(only) one option; one possible choice
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
many; numerous; various; large number of
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
more than anything; above all else
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank