substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
rather; sooner; preferably
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
bondage (esp. in sexual play); rope bondage; self-imposed challenge (esp. in games); playing a game with extra or new restrictions
double suicide; lovers' suicide
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
technology; technique; technical
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
acceleration; speeding up
personal affair; one's own affair
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
probability; likelihood; chances
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
more than anything; above all else
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
comparatively; relatively
again; once more; a second time
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy