wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
standard equipment; standard feature
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
ready with a rifle leveled
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
sudden change; complete change
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of
praise; glorification; extolment
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
match; game; bout; contest