advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
essence; true nature; substance; reality
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
in the same way as; just like
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
form; shape; figure; visage
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
belief; faith; conviction
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
because; for; the reason why is ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that