fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
decision; determination; resolution
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to accept; to receive; to agree
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
rising; ascending; climbing
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
much less; to say nothing of
perception; sensation; awareness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
decoration; ornament; trimmings
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
large build; large pattern
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)