at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to tower above; to stand out
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
street; quarter; district; area
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
alternately; by turns; one after the other
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
puma (Puma concolor); cougar; mountain lion
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to change completely; to change suddenly