achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
confidentially; privately; off the record
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Damascus (Syria); Dimashq
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
practicality; utility; usefulness
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to revere; to respect; to worship
real thing; original; actual
leavening agent (e.g. yeast)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
proper; respectable; decent; honest
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
resignation; acceptance; consolation
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)