enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
rather; sooner; preferably
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
very interesting; of great interest
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
people; citizens; subjects; folk
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
difficult to ...; hard to ...
for today; for the time being