confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
thicket; coppice; brushwood
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to watch for an unguarded moment
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to stare back at; to look back at
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
by myself; in person; by oneself
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
extensive; vast range; wide scope
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
half-wit; fool; simpleton
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to this extent; to this degree; this much
of the same age; age-matched
several years; a few years
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely