to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(in the same way) as before; as always
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sympathy; compassion; pity
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
flustered; confused; panicked
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be worried; to be troubled
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
husband and wife; married couple
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
progress; advance; making (good) progress
future; possible; potential; prospective
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)