to be prominent; to be conspicuous
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
as; because; with; due to
allocation; assignment; allotment
pacing (e.g. in athletics, etc.); pacing oneself
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
hard (life); tough (world)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
piling shame on top of shame
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
ninth day of the month; nine days
to continue to rain or snow
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
intake (nutrients, calories, etc.); intake amount
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy