judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
serious; severe; grave; acute
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
bet; wager; stake; gamble
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
willpower; energy; vitality
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
too much; excessively; too
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
immediately carrying out (a plan)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
reading aloud; recitation
drama; play; powerful drug
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
expression; presentation; representation; notation