reality; actuality; hard fact
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
even more; still more; further
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
either way; in any case; one way or another
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
that; the matter in question
in one's own way or style