to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
for the first time in one's life
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to hide; to conceal oneself
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to succeed; to bear fruit
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face