decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
evening; early night hours
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
every place; various places
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be grievously troubled
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
innumerable; countless; numberless
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
same; similar; (just) like; equal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)