representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
how; in what way; how about; questionable
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
due form; official; formality
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
competent; suitable; qualified
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to be silent; to say nothing
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
entreaty; supplication; petition
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
proposal; offer; request; application
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable