passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
interval; break; pause; spare moment
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
nothing in particular; none in particular
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
advent of a golden opportunity
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
how long; how far; how much
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons