... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
real thing; original; actual
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
memory; sense; experience
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
clear; precise; definite; distinct
regret; repentance; remorse
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
state of emergency; emergency; crisis