to head towards; to direct one's steps to
application; request; petition
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be needed; to be wanted
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
arm; skill; efforts; ability
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...