severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to run up to; to rush over
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
according to plan; as planned; on target
use; utilization; utilisation; application
these guys; these fellows
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to