to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
serious; severe; grave; acute
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
even though; despite; when
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
rest; break; recess; intermission
eight-sided shape; octagon
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
under control (e.g. of territory)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to win and advance to the next round
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability