portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
to switch off; to turn off
to rush back; to run back
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
one of these days; someday; one day
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
this occasion; at this time; now
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
end of broadcast; sign-off
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
the ways of the world; human nature
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to pitch forward; to fall forward
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
token (effort); something done for form's sake
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham