more than anything; above all else
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
seam of joined boards; cross grain (of wood); thick card made from several sheets of washi paper
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
residence; housing; residential building
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
charging (electrically); electrification
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
at the last moment; this late in the game
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
handbook; manual; vade mecum; essential item; must-have
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
one's house; one's home; one's family
breeding; raising; rearing
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)