strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
accurate; correct; precise; exact
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
genuine article; real thing; real deal
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
odds and ends; all; every
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
personality; character; individuality; personhood
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
stairs; stairway; staircase
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be born; to come into the world
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards