to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
power; might; authority; influence
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to stop walking; to pause
landing; alighting; touch down
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to bring up under one's personal care
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to make an appearance; to show up
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
young girl; lass; adolescent female
just because; even if; even though
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
so; therefore; and; (and) then
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to blow out; to spout out