body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
long ago; already; a long time ago
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
still; as yet; as it has been
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
reopening; resumption; restarting
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
birth; creation; formation
a few years ago; some years back
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to fold up; to fold into layers
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out