high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
succession; continuation; series; sequence
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
suddenly; all of a sudden
frizz; short tufts springing up from hair surface here and there; kink; idiot hair
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
in spite of; regardless of
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
inside one's heart; in one's mind
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer