genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
it's no joke; gimme a break!
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
head; lead; vanguard; first
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
deep emotion; strong feelings
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
difference; discrepancy; variation
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
wife and children; (arch.) wife