to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
on the occasion of; at the time of
other side; opposite side; other party
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
from the viewpoint of; according to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
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)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
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
trauma (usu. psychological)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
number of times; frequency; count
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
expression; presentation; representation; notation
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
companion; partner; spouse
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding