to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to repeat; to do something over again
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
country; territory; domain; realm
publish; start (new) publication
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
persistence; single-mindedness
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
topographic map; elevation map
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
such ... as; or some such
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
next; secondly; subsequently
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung