maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
longed-for; anxiously awaited
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
materials; data; document
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
individual combined (gymnastics)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
fox with supernatural powers
casting; cast-metal object
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
passage; path; route; one's way
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
confusion; distraction; derangement
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
comfort; consolation; diversion
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
everybody; every last one of them; all
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life