careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
had better ...; had better not ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sudden change; complete change
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
about; concerning; related to; -ish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
danger; peril; hazard; risk
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
thereupon; shortly thereafter
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
competitive swimming; swimming race
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet