to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
rest; break; recess; intermission
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
restoration; repair; mending
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
state secrets; secrets of the state
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to concern; to be related
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
canned; packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to throw into; to dump in together
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
that's the way it is; such is life
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
silence (not speaking); muteness
consideration; taking into account
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway