to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be helpful; to be useful
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
future (usually near); prospects
firm promise; definite promise
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
whispering into a person's ear
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
until now; so far; up to the present
how; in what way; by what means
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)