this (very thing); this precisely
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
general; popular; common; typical
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
depression; low spirits; dejection
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
reason; cause; circumstances
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
head; lead; vanguard; first
to join forces; to cooperate
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to look around; to survey
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
arrest; apprehension; capture
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to die out; to become extinct
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately