poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to get tired out; to be exhausted
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
general idea; concept; notion
calamity; disaster; accident
never ceasing; never ending; endless
authority; power; influence
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
journey; route of a journey
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stay (at); to stop (at)
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
southern part; the south (of a region)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
founder; originator; pioneer
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
should do; ought to do; must do
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
using as an intermediary; through