wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
fresco; mural; wall painting
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
abandoned city; deserted city
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
group; bunch; crowd; group
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
use; utilization; utilisation; application
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe