outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
general public; the masses
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to be overcome with emotion
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
novel; original; new; innovative
person who introduces someone; introducer
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
for work; in a manner related to work