bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
formal marriage interview
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to get distracted; to jump off the track
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
stairs; stairway; staircase
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
preliminary investigation; preparation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
plural; multiple; several
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
combination; union; binding; bond
restoration; repair; mending
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
dealing with; coping with
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
war; battle; match; game; competition
limestone cave; limestone cavern
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic