boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
country; territory; domain; realm
dominion; territory; possession
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
advanced level; high grade; senior
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
special; particular; peculiar; unique
living thing; organism; creature; biology
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
retention; maintenance; preservation
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
near; close; beside; third person
at a moment's notice; readily
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)