clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
boisterously; roughly; briskly
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
100 percent; completely; fully
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
physical condition; state of health; shape
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
one's own child; one's own children
return match (esp. boxing); rematch
chance (of success); odds