main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
performer; entertainer; celebrity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
special training; intensive training; crash course
to rank next to; to come after
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow