harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to have an idea; to have a clue
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
alert status; emergency alert
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
in succession; one after another
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to happen to meet; to come across
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to shout (in anger); to yell
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
both sides; two sides; double-sided
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
rescue mission; evacuation operation
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
supply; provision; raising; procurement
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
when; how soon; how long until