busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
charred; burnt black; scorched black
power; might; authority; influence
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
law-like nature; regularity
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
training; drill; practice; discipline
practice; practising; experience
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
everywhere; all over; throughout
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet