essential; important; crucial; vital; main
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
law-like nature; regularity
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
link; directory entry; rink
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to get angry; to lose one's temper
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
scene; spectacle; sight; view
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
flash (of light); glint; schiller
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to