common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
while; even though; despite
moment; brief space of time
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
practicality; utility; usefulness
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(not so) much; (not) very
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
advanced level; high grade; senior