a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
switching over to; migration; transition
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
principle; theory; fundamental truth
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
under control (e.g. of territory)
on the way back; returning
one's way back; one's way home
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes