serious; severe; grave; acute
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
blow; shock; strike; batting
business rival; professional jealousy
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
revival; restoration; resuscitation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
survival; survivor; relic
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
bolt from the blue; great surprise
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
having gone too far to turn back
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(someone else's) daughter
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to speak ill of; to disparage
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth