to tower above; to stand out
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be pretentious; to put on airs
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to take away; to carry away
to mistake (A for B); to misread
chronological order; time series
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
while alive; during one's lifetime
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
death from disease; death from illness
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
destruction; collapse; crumbling