famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
handicraft; industrial art object
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to pretend; to act (as if)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
gem; jewel; precious stone
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
take care of yourself; get well soon
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to sustain a serious wound
moment; brief space of time
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold