timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
big talk; boasting; bragging
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to become fraught with emotion
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
store brand; straight bond; station break; full-back (in soccer); social business
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
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
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
general; popular; common; typical
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
(advertising) slogan; catchphrase; tagline
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal