to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to cross the line; to go too far
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
means; way; method; measure
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
this world; this life; world of the living
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking