matter of time; question of time
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
main force; chief object; mainline
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
euphoric mood; exuberant mood
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
divide into four pieces; one fourth
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
freely; frankly; without reserve
to pass (of time); to elapse
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)