certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
to distract a person's attention
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
brightness; splendour; splendor
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
as planned; according to plan
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
reading through; reading over
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
representative; exemplary; model
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
parody (of a famous work); pun
(a few) words; phrase; expression
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
pascal (unit of pressure); PASCAL (language); Pascal (Blaise)
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...