very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
devoted; self-sacrificing
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to fight to the bitter end
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
still; as yet; as it has been
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
meeting; greeting; welcome
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
when; how soon; how long until
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skill; dexterity; proficiency
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
profitable plan; good plan
encounter; engagement; battle
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind