by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
reaching; attaining; arrival
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to be dependable; to be reliable
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
dealing with; coping with
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
as many (people) as possible
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
impression; strong belief; conviction
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to rush over; to run up to
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
what do you want?; can I help you?
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why