to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
secret art; the mysteries
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
strategist; tactician; schemer
to replace; to move; to change the position of
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
genius; prodigy; natural gift
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
(political) power; authority; influence
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
on countless occasions; many a time
to challenge (a person) to a fight