(short) rest; breather; break
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
way; method; means; resource; course
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees