certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to go ahead; to pull ahead
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
thought; consideration; thinking
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement