collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to wreak damage on; to cause trouble to; to ravage; to go around causing damage; to rampage from place to place; to ravage far and wide
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
after a long time; for the first time in a while
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to head home; to leave for home
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
non-official history; privately composed history
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)