to be too numerous; to be too much
interests and preferences
one's principles and position
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
how; in what way; by what means
general idea; concept; notion
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
complete; whole; perfect; safe
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
choice; selection; option
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
out of character; unlike one
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
this point; now; this late in the game
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)