chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
both; both sides; both parties
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to defy conventional wisdom
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
that is to say; so that means
literally; to the letter; literal
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
birth; creation; formation
change; alteration; modification
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
contradiction; inconsistency
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
when it comes to; concerning
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
firm; strong; solid; stable
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)