to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
required; needed; necessary
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
in person; personally; directly
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
contradiction; inconsistency
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
dusk; nightfall; twilight
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort