connection; link; relationship
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
design; idea; conception; plan
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
record of proceedings; minutes
clear; precise; definite; distinct
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
oracle; revelation; divine message
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
clothing and accessories; attire
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up