head; brains; intellect; understanding
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
mask; disguise; guise; mask
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to make one's own; to take possession of
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
real thing; original; actual
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to call a person's attention (to)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw