hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
distant look; faraway look
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
sudden change; complete change
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
if it is (the case that ...)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
perfect; complete; flawless
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
near oneself; close to one; familiar
(appropriate for) one's age
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
near; close by; within reach; familiar
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
particulars; details; specified items
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
difficult to approach; inaccessible
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
in this way; along these lines; similarly
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
word; term; language; speech