frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
patient; unhurried; leisurely
standing to reason; natural
when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
total energy; all efforts
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
at once; immediately; right now
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
to gather; to collect; to assemble
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
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)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
active; dynamic; behavioural
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
even if ...; even supposing that ...
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other