diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
for (some) doubtful points to remain
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision