standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to become misty; to become hazy
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
way (of doing); manner; method; means
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
terrain; geographical features; topography
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
residence; housing; residential building
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice