I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
even if ...; even supposing that ...
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
profitable plan; good plan
sympathy; empathy; response
internal organ; viscera; gut
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
to mourn over the death of
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
himself; yourself; herself
frantic dash; rushing at full speed