surname; family name; last name
national; founded and run by the central government
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
bereavement; separation by death; loss
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
several people; a few people
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
personality; character; individuality; personhood
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
like a part of the family
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
(having) life-and-death power (over)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
person making threats; intimidator
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply