journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
distance in a straight line
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
flight time; number of flight hours
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
long ago; already; a long time ago
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to one's delight; to one's joy
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to take; to catch; to capture
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to badger; to pester; to beg
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
visual confirmation; sighting
full view; plain sight; completely visible
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.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
personal combat; one-to-one fight