pure; true; genuine; unmixed
entire world; whole world; world stage
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
twice; again; second time
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
cannot be helped; unavoidable
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
form; shape; figure; visage
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to turn towards; to point
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on