clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
eastern part; the east (of a region)
kind; sort; species; species
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
something like ...; something called ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
participation; joining; entry
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
authenticity; credibility
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side