noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , heavy
▪
She tried to ignore the heavy ~ in his voice.
▪ gentle
▪
She congratulated him with gentle ~.
▪ bitter , cruel , sad , tragic
▪ delicious
▪ nice
▪
It is a nice ~ that the rivalry among popes was solved by their ancient rival, the Holy Roman Emperor.
▪ final , supreme , ultimate
▪
The ultimate ~ is that the revolution, rather than bringing freedom, actually ended it completely.
▪ dramatic (= in a play, when a character's words carry an extra meaning that the character is not aware of)
… OF IRONY
▪ hint , touch , trace
▪
He thanked us all without a touch of ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ by a … ~
▪
By a cruel ~, he died in a crash while returning home from the war.
PHRASES
▪ a certain ~
▪
There is a certain ~ in the situation.