to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
personal grudge; personal enmity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
excellent answer; clever answer
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
natural disaster; cataclysm
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly