second; number two; runner-up
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
number two; second in command
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
(nature, etc.) observation diary
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
to refuse; to reject; to deny