plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be settled; to be brought to an end
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to increase; to add to; to augment
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force