securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to pass (of time); to elapse
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift; push present
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
100,000; hundred thousand
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy