advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
it hasn't been long since
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to have time free; to have time to spare
death by crushing; being crushed to death
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
casualties; the killed and wounded
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
more than usual (usu. time)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to distract one's attention
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to backfire; to have a harmful result