to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
impossible to do (although wants to)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
time; season; period; phase; stage
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to say no more; to sink into silence
question; inquiry; enquiry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
so; therefore; and; (and) then
why; how; for what reason
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
next term; next period; next version; next release
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine