maintenance; preservation; improvement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
retention; maintenance; preservation
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
advance; moving forward; progress
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
electrically powered; electric
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
minute adjustment; fine tuning
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
food; food products; foodstuffs
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
defense; defence; protection
to come and go; to go back and forth
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
big catch (fishing); good haul