preservation; retainment; keeping
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
you (plural); all of you; you all
retroactivity; retroaction; being retroactive (to)
end; close; conclusion; termination
to make an appeal; to urge
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
questions and answers; dialogue
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to make sense; to be meaningful
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
warmly; cordially; with tender care
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
otherwise; or else; if not