... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to happen to hear; to overhear
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
you could say; you might say; verging on the
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to find out; to discover; to locate
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
blighted love; disappointed love
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused