to pass (of time); to elapse
don't you think?; indicates question
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
one by one; one each; one at a time
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
this sort of; this type of
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
way (of doing); manner; method; means
in succession; one by one
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to increase; to add to; to augment
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
always; all the time; never; usual; regular