large amount of money; great cost
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to bring; to take; to bring about
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
impossible; unlikely; improbable
number of times; frequency; count
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally