uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
plainly; clearly; vividly
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
almost; roughly; approximately
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
how; in what way; I wonder
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
how long; how far; how much
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
one eye; one of one's eyes