to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
stairs; stairway; staircase
everybody; every last one of them; all
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
cannot be compared with; no match for
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to beat to death; to kill
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
conflict; fighting each other
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
in comparison to; rather than
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby