to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the dark side; the seamy side
death rate; mortality rate
battlefield; battleground
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
looking pale; looking unwell
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
two times; twice; two degrees
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)