to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
popular name; common name; given name
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to subsist; to keep on living
to make sense; to be meaningful
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
grudge; complaint; reproach
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)