far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
great difference; big difference; wide margin
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
steel; sword steel; sword
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
hour of death; one's last moments; end of one's life
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to triumph; to be elated with success
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
single cell; simple-minded; one-track-minded
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess