great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
guard; sentinel; garrison
father; dad; husband; you; he
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
adverse circumstances; adversity
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
heroine; female protagonist
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
genuine; authentic; true; real
(necessary) personnel; required person
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)