rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
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)
these guys; these fellows
grotesque; disgusting; gross
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
and; thereupon; because of that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
surroundings; environs; circumference
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be perturbed; to be agitated
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly