selection; choice; option
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
preservation; retainment; keeping
opening fully; full throttle; full power
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be lacking in options; to be too few
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
front; frontage; facade; main
self-destruct system; automatic detonator; self-detonating device
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to name; to call; to christen; to term
the other day; a few days ago
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
very much; very many; more and more
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning