to shine; to glitter; to be bright
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
anonymity; using an assumed name
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
when it comes to; concerning
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
devoted; self-sacrificing
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness