considerably; greatly; a lot
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hostility; animosity; enmity
to stare back (at); to glare back
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding