clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
elevator landing; elevator hall
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
truancy; absence without leave
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
poor physical health; bad shape
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
person standing watch; guard duty
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to keep watch; to stand guard
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal