to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
only recently; just of late
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
acceleration; speeding up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
intensification; aggravation
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
what kind of; what sort of; what
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
radiant smile; contented smile
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed