brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
witnessing; observing; sighting
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
armaments; military preparations
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
serious; severe; grave; acute
present; current; in operation
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
moment by moment; hour by hour
my husband; one's family; family member
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program