lateness; tardiness; arriving late
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
declaration; proclamation; announcement
at once; immediately; right now
how long; how much; to what extent
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
flour; meal; powder; dust
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion