hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
memorial; testimonial; commemorative
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
complete change; about-face
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
sincere; earnest; serious
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
modesty; humility; being humble
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
boastful speech; bragging
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares