to have an eye on; to zero in on
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
exploitation; overuse; abuse
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
acceleration; speeding up
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to check; to stop; to keep back
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
deep affection; dear; beloved
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to stay (at); to stop (at)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
last days; the end; one's fate
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
alteration; falsification; faking
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
having consent (e.g. to do something); having (someone's) assent
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean