being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
all times and places; all ages and countries
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
very close friend; bosom friend
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
consequently; as a result
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to promote individuality; to develop character; to draw out (e.g. a child's) individuality
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
you could say; you might say; verging on the