but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
specialization; specialisation
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
prolific scorer; goal-getter
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
how many people; a number of people
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
function; facility; faculty; feature
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
self-enlightenment seminar (oft. cult-like); motivational seminar
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp