to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
in that manner; like that
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
every year; yearly; annually
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
reason; cause; circumstances
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
news; word; tidings; omen
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
on countless occasions; many a time
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
several times; a few times
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
should; must; -able; probably; likely
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now