sense of values; values; value system
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
one's own child; one's own children
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
author; writer; novelist; artist
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
such; this sort of; like this
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
world situation; world affairs
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
bad influence; negative influence
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)