to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
deceased; late; dead; departed
second generation; second; junior
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
stability; security; equilibrium
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
too (much); overly; excessively
prosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions; (economic) boom; thriving business; brisk market
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
untouched; unused; intact
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager