living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
you (plural); all of you; you all
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
instead; but (on the other hand)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
origin; source; beginning; starting point
ancient times; prehistoric times
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to get along well together; to be close to each other
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to waste time; to kill time
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
completion; perfection; accomplishment
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection