virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
even if ...; even supposing that ...
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
indicate reason; infers some protest
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
two times; twice; two degrees
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve