statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
support; backing; patronage
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
walking heavily; lumbering
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
preparing for action or battle
to make an appearance; to show up
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)