the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
coincident with; while; simultaneously
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
spirit; heart; disposition
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
this and that; various things