to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to increase; to add to; to augment
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to need; to call for; to require
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
fishing industry; fishery
stock raising; livestock industry
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
lightly; easily; carelessly
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
whenever you want; any time you like
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
the opposite sex; isomerism
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
danger; peril; hazard; risk
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
science fiction; sci-fi; SF