gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
supply; supplying; replenishment
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
opinion; point of view; visual point
suggestion; hint; implication
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
to let an opportunity slip
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
small change; coins; small sum of money
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
as before; as ever; as it was originally
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk