to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to bite off; to gnaw through
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to freeze; to freeze over
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
bakery; baker; pastry shop
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
sentiment; sentimentality
visual hallucination; vision
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
patient; unhurried; leisurely
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
sexy; popular; well-liked