offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
ordinary; common; mediocre
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
Comintern; Communist International; Third International
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
cultivation; nurture; culture
picking; collecting; harvesting
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
moving tale; impressive tale
formal; orthodox; in earnest
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
government-regulated organization or facility, etc. (organisation)
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action