genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
dark clouds; black clouds
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to come to one's senses; to calm down
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
conviction; belief; confidence
foundation stone; cornerstone
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
handful; small amount; small number
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
(made of) stone; stone-built
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife