chief; main; principal; major
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
conviction; belief; confidence
way of speaking; intimation
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
as expected; as predicted
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to pile up; to accumulate
to forget completely; to leave behind
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
towering (as mountains do); of outstanding greatness (as a person)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
turning point; transition phase
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to overflow from something full
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)