woman; female; feminine gender
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
article; news story; report; account
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
being too late; losing one's final chance
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that day; the very same day
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
sobriety; soberness; sober face
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success