invisibly; secretly; privately
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to become fraught with emotion
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
residence; housing; residential building
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
awareness; realization; noticing
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
2nd day of the month; two days
care; precaution; guarding; caution
far away in the distance; in the far distance
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
series of battles; successive battles
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...