to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
encumbrance; burden; drag
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
cannot be helped; unavoidable
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to indicate; to show; to point to
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
number of times; frequency; count
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
very loose; slowly; leisurely
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
one by one; one at a time; in turn
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
much less; to say nothing of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
retention; maintenance; preservation
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup