at a young age; while still young
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opinion; intention; thought
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
order; directive; instructions; command
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
powerful person; influential person
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
several years; a few years
so; therefore; and; (and) then
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP