pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to spend time (on doing something)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
successively; one after another
to collapse into; to flop onto
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to attack; to assault; to assail
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
flat-out run; driving at full speed
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to raise one's voice; to shout
way; method; means; resource; course
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
schoolgirl; female student
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
late at night; at a late hour
several years; a few years
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
point spread; point difference
official announcement; proclamation
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin