function; facility; faculty; feature
overall victory; championship
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be worried; to be troubled
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
how; in what way; in what manner
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
boastful speech; bragging
quiet; still; surreptitious
declaration of war; proclamation of war
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
stale; hackneyed; cliched
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to look young; to seem young
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
one way or the other; either way
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
how long; how much; to what extent
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)