to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
principle; theory; fundamental truth
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
as stated; verbatim; literally
special; particular; peculiar; unique
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
defense; defence; protection
(only) one option; one possible choice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to approach; to draw near
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to lose sight of; to miss
war situation; progress of a battle
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face