to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
way (of doing); manner; method; means
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
other side; opposite side; other party
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
two times; twice; two degrees
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
each time it happens; at all such times
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fall through; to come to nothing; to be ruined
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to shake one's head (in denial)