firm; strong; solid; stable
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
snake; serpent; large snake
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
until now; so far; up to the present
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
observation; survey; watching
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
woman; female; feminine gender
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with