getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
place; room; margin; scope
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
very; extremely; excessively
complete lie; outright lie
(religious) faith; belief; creed
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
more than anything; above all else
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
just one person; only one
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled