to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to spend time (on doing something)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
circulation (of the blood)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
reason; logic; method; system; order
felony; major offence; felon; old offender
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
prompt; immediate; in real time
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to fall off; to tumble down
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison