magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
really; truly; indeed; good grief
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
until now; so far; up to the present
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the meanwhile; during the time
huge rock; firmness; solidity
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
to win and advance to the next round
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may