to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to try all possible means
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to run around; to bustle about
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally