cheap article; poor-quality article
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
last days; the end; one's fate
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous