hard to get; hard to come by
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
influence; clout; leverage
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
watchful waiting; careful supervision
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
unheard-of; unprecedented
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
several years; a few years
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
at the last moment; this late in the game
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
end of war; cessation of hostilities
power; authority; jurisdiction
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
forcibly; against one's will
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of