mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
in advance; beforehand; previously
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be helpful; to be useful
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to be led by; to be headed by
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
the right person in the right place
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to shed light; to cast light
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together