three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
derailment; digression; deviation
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
otherwise; if not; or else
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
above all else; more than anything
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)