gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to bury; to embed; to implant
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
genuine article; real thing; real deal
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
hidden room; secret chamber
deep inside; innermost place
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
use; utilization; utilisation; application
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...