immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
common front; united front
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
selection; choice; option
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
hostility; animosity; enmity
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base