to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
portrait; likeness; picture
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
one by one; one each; one at a time
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
objection; dissent; protest
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
prohibition; inhibition; ban
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to push (something) against
hunting; oscillatory behavior of a non-converging feedback loop (behaviour); hunting cap
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
called; known as; that; to say
single word; a few words; brief comment
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to take flight; to disappear
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
perfectly round; perfectly circular
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front