charming; fascinating; attractive
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to gather; to collect; to assemble
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
higher rank; better position
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
but; however; provided that
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
something like ...; something called ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to tower over the surroundings
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
how; in what way; by what means
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen