forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
difference; variation; difference
maintenance; preservation; improvement
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
pointing out; identification
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to attack; to assault; to assail
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to win after tough bidding
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
how; in what way; by what means
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
world-destroying conflagration