to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to support each other; to support one another
childhood friend; old playmate
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
plural; multiple; several
feelings; thoughts; meaning
intention; idea; inclination; wish
along; parallel to; in accordance with
selection; choice; option
tendency; trend; inclination
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
self-consciousness; self-awareness
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)