habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
drama; play; powerful drug
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
sequel; later development
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
do-or-die game; crucial contest
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
whispering; murmuring; subdued
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
conscious; deliberate; intentional
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to approach; to draw near
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
although I say; although one might say; although called
not worth considering; out of the question
mountain road; mountain trail
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
simply; merely; only; solely
to miss a chance; to fail to do
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now