imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
bishop (chess piece); bishop
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
learned priest pursuing his studies
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece