cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
but; however; provided that
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
any more; any further; any better; any longer
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
inside one's heart; in one's mind
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
same; similar; (just) like; equal
each and all; every single one; everybody
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect