he; she; that person; (arch.) you
scoundrel; rascal; villain
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
fate; destiny; predestination
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
posterity; future life; life to come
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
righteousness; justice; right
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to sweep clean; to brush clean
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
order; sequence; procedure
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
just managing; with great difficulty
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit