secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
every year; yearly; annually
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
historic; historical; traditional
God; god; ace; king; superior person
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
senior high school; high school
to grow up; to become an adult
at a loose end; having nothing to do
from morning to evening; all day long
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
bored; having nothing to do; idle
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending