comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
meaning; significance; sense
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial