substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
beginning of the world; creation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
dishonesty; untruthfulness
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to think of; to come up with
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to show up; to appear; to turn up
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
to hide; to conceal oneself
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
former (incumbent); predecessor
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to have troubles; to have concerns
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
just because; even if; even though
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination