splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at the last moment; this late in the game
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
such; this sort of; like this
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
future (usually near); prospects
company president; manager; director
to employ; to hire; to charter
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry