snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to run one's eye over (e.g. to check if it's OK); to glance over; to skim through
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to overflow from something full
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
power; authority; influence
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
writing; composition; essay; sentence
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(not) a single person; (no) one
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)