power; might; authority; influence
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
either way; in any case; one way or another
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
direct connection; direct link
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
middle and high-school students
region; limits; stage; level
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
exactly as stated; verbatim
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
isolation; being alone; being friendless
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
abuse; misuse; perversion
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
difficult to ...; hard to ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh