stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
without; but if; otherwise; or else
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
continuation; succession; series
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to become clear; to be made public
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
difficult problem; challenge
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday