to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
alert status; emergency alert
battle formation; military formation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
transcendence; transcendency
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
invisibility (through magic)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
everybody; every last one of them; all
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
very small; tiny; insignificant
globular shape; spherical shape
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
overripeness; full maturity; full development
discouraged; dispirited; despondent