appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
determination; conviction
to show one's affection; to express one's love
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
one's way (ahead); one's path
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to order; to command; to appoint
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
huge rock; firmness; solidity
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
one by one; one each; one at a time
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
newspaper reporter; print journalist
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible