truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
going through; going via; going by way of
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
steady progress; rapid advance
rapid pace at which the information technology field moves; dog's ear
winning in a flash; instant defeat
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
there being no use in arguing (about it)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
woman; female; feminine gender
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern