impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
true character; real nature
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
endurance contest; test of endurance
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
as one had hoped; as one wishes
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
freedom; free man; free woman
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
series of battles; successive battles
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
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