reason; cause; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
beginning; outset; first; onset
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that