rely on fortune
chance, gamble on, hazard, risk, take chances, venture, wager ,
semantics - bowwow theory, comparative linguistics, derivation, descriptive linguistics, etymology, grammar, historical linguistics, language study, lexicography, linguistic geography, linguistic science, linguistics, mathematical linguistics, morphology, morphophonemics,
lied - Christmas carol, alba, anthem, aria, art song, ballad, ballade, barcarole, blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn, calypso, canticle, carol,
time-honoured practice - conformity, convention, etiquette, fashion, manner, manners, mores, observance, practice, praxis, prescription, proper thing, ritual, social convention, tradition,
corroded - eroded, pitted, rotten, rusty ,
virgin - Platonic, able, abstinent, arid, artless, babe, baby, bachelor girl, back, back of beyond, back-country, backwood, backwoods, barren, bright,
vanish - abandon, abscond, be annihilated, be consumed, be destroyed, be done for, be gone, be no more, be wiped out, beat a retreat, bow out, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, clear,
thrown away - Thespian, balletic, drain, dramatic, film, ham, hammy, histrionic, legitimate, melodramatic, operatic, overacted, overplayed, scenic, spectacular,
negatived - belied, confounded, deflated, denied, discarded, discredited, dismissed, disproved, disputed, exploded, exposed, impugned, invalidated, overthrown, rejected,
burly - able-bodied, adipose, athletic, beefy, big, big-bellied, bloated, blowzy, bosomy, brawny, broad-shouldered, buxom, chubby, chunky, corpulent,
ghost-haunted - haunted, obsessed, possessed, spooky ,
lied - Christmas carol, alba, anthem, aria, art song, ballad, ballade, barcarole, blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn, calypso, canticle, carol,
time-honoured practice - conformity, convention, etiquette, fashion, manner, manners, mores, observance, practice, praxis, prescription, proper thing, ritual, social convention, tradition,
corroded - eroded, pitted, rotten, rusty ,
virgin - Platonic, able, abstinent, arid, artless, babe, baby, bachelor girl, back, back of beyond, back-country, backwood, backwoods, barren, bright,
vanish - abandon, abscond, be annihilated, be consumed, be destroyed, be done for, be gone, be no more, be wiped out, beat a retreat, bow out, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, clear,
thrown away - Thespian, balletic, drain, dramatic, film, ham, hammy, histrionic, legitimate, melodramatic, operatic, overacted, overplayed, scenic, spectacular,
negatived - belied, confounded, deflated, denied, discarded, discredited, dismissed, disproved, disputed, exploded, exposed, impugned, invalidated, overthrown, rejected,
burly - able-bodied, adipose, athletic, beefy, big, big-bellied, bloated, blowzy, bosomy, brawny, broad-shouldered, buxom, chubby, chunky, corpulent,
ghost-haunted - haunted, obsessed, possessed, spooky ,