unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
at that time; in those days
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to stare back at; to look back at
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
nothing but; none other than
reason for being; raison d'être
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
secondary; of secondary importance
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
region; limits; stage; level
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
steel; sword steel; sword
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through