war; battle; match; game; competition
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
will not do; do not; does not
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
action of making something; -ification
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
go that far; to that extent
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...