thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.); crude but charming; poorly made but captivating
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
special training; intensive training; crash course
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
rest; break; recess; intermission
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
established fact; fait accompli
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
straying; wandering (off course)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to be silent; to say nothing
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)