to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
deceased; late; dead; departed
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
one's own property; possessions
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
mockery; derision; ridicule
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
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 generations; future life
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 together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
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 (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
modern times; the modern age; this day and age