reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
(right at the) side; just beside
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
price; cost; value; worth; value
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to mind; to care; to worry
wall clock; grandfather clock
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
normalcy; normality; normal
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
maintenance; preservation; improvement
interference; intervention; meddling
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
conflict; fighting each other
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
light; right; right field; right fielder
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address