to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
general idea; concept; notion
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to cease; to stop; to be over
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to crumble away; to collapse
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)