just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to speak; to hear a voice
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
rampancy; prevalence; domination
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
easily; in no time; effortlessly
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to exert oneself; to make efforts
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize