time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sympathy; compassion; pity
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
literally; to the letter; literal
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
than; other than; except; but
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble