demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
even though; despite; when
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
official announcement; proclamation
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
I see; that's right; indeed
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
of course; certainly; naturally
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime