believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
charging (electrically); electrification
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
duty; obligation; responsibility
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
about when; about what time; how soon
exceeding the speed limit; speeding
dragon god; dragon king; naga
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
gold driver's license; driver's license awarded to drivers who haven't been in an accident in the past 5 years
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very