incident; affair; happening; event
while; during (the time when)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
circulation; dissemination
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
national character; regional character
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
large quantity; large amount
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
rising; ascending; climbing
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention