main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
how many people; a number of people
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
just one person; only one
does not; can not; will not
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to accept; to receive; to agree
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
something like ...; something called ...
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
thorough; exhaustive; complete