director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
participation; joining; entry; adherence
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
previous engagement; prior contract
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
large amount of money; great cost
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
true character; true heart; true spirit
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
several years; a few years
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
something like ...; something called ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation