misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
existence; being; presence
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
healthy; sound; wholesome
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching