from what (I've) seen; given that ...
participant; entrant; player; competitor
near; nearby; not far off
storehouse; warehouse; godown
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to harm; to cause harm to
to push away; to push aside; to shove
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to name; to call; to christen; to term
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to stay (at); to stop (at)
what proportion; what percentage
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
smallish; on the small side
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to shade an account; to add something extra
discretion; judgement; judgment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged