romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
discovery; detection; finding
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
by myself; in person; by oneself
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be found; to be discovered
such; this sort of; like this
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to trace back to (the origins of something)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
chance; opportunity; occasion
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide