far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
war; battle; match; game; competition
not necessarily so; is not always true
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
when it becomes; when it comes to
because of; owing to; due to
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
falling apart while cooking
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
trio; gang of three; threesome
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with