substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
pale; pallid; bluish-white
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be transparent; to show through
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
threat; intimidation; menace
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to fan; to incite; to instigate
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to knock down; to knock off
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute