to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
something like ...; something called ...
ultimate; final; last; eventual
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
classification; categorization; sorting
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
otherwise; or else; if not
three days and three nights
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
irritation; annoyance; frustration
weakening; emaciation; decline
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
serious; severe; grave; acute
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up