air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
capacity; volume; capacitance
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to attempt; to test; to try out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to concern; to be related
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion