because of; owing to; due to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
thought; consideration; thinking
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
one by one; one at a time; in turn
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving