to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
birth; creation; formation
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
instability; insecurity; crankiness
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
change; transition; vicissitudes
incident; affair; happening; event
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(not so) much; (not) very
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to gaze out at; to look out over
small; fine; detailed; stingy
grasp; catch; understanding
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
main cause; primary factor
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
definite; final; decisive; conclusive