thought; consideration; thinking
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
occupation; calling; livelihood
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
legend; folklore; tradition
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both