it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to become dim; to become blurred
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
name; given name; first name
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to have a talk; to tell a story
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling