point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
personal attack; ad hominem
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to withstand; to be able to endure
better than none at all; better than nothing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to become fraught with emotion
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
reason; cause; circumstances
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
direct unforked road; straight path
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
very great; enormous; serious
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
motion sickness; travel sickness
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to go underground; to go into hiding
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
elaborate; exquisite; detailed