origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
choices; alternatives; options
entering school; school attendance
that is to say; so that means
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
selection; choice; option
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
stuttering; stammering; dysphemia
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
surrounding at a distance
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
one's family; family member
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
elopement; running away with a lover
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
many; a lot; much; multitude
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
tradition; legend; folklore
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
big man; large man; tall man; giant
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on