possession; retention; maintenance
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
matter of time; question of time
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
selection; choice; option
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles