to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
front; frontage; facade; main
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
correction; revision; amendment
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
infancy; childhood; tender age
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
nothing but; none other than
great man; hero; master mind
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome