utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
after that; afterwards; thereafter
world; society; people; the public
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
natural; reasonable; understandable
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
relatively; comparatively
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to be flexible; to be accommodating
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
school of one's (first, second) choice
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
clear; precise; definite; distinct
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
not necessarily so; is not always true