important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
but; however; provided that
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to use and then throw away
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
imagination; supposition; guess