acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
person who qualifies (for a competition); qualifier
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
state of the war; war situation
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to pierce through; to break through
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
weather; fair weather; fine weather
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to blame; to find fault with
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
appearance; figure; shape; form
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
prejudice; bias; distorted view
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over