to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
generation; lifetime; age
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be remembered; to go down in history
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
by means of; due to; because of; according to
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
simply; merely; only; solely
future; possible; potential; prospective
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
reason; cause; circumstances
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge