long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
and; thereupon; because of that
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
food stand; food stall; branch store
whispering; murmuring; subdued
the place for; the time for; the level of
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
leadership; initiative; spearhead
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
likely loss; probable defeat
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
coherence; order; focus; point
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor