collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
in spite of; regardless of
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
deadly serious; deadly earnest
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
something like ...; something called ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
beyond that point; after that
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark