elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in comparison to; rather than
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to call out; to ask someone to come
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
of course; certainly; naturally
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
now that; since; so long as; because
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to watch over; to watch attentively
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
incompetent; have no merit
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
witnessing; observing; sighting
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
looking on; remaining a spectator
this for sure; certainly is
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation