exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
as many (people) as possible
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
priority; order of precedence
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
you could say that; that might be so
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful