admiration; being impressed (by)
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
striving for effect; heroics; dramatics; showmanship; staginess; (exaggerated) theatricality
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
silence (not speaking); muteness
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
start; beginning; first step; clue
granted that; even if; even though
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
match; game; bout; contest
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
in this manner; in this way; like this
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
outside (district, ward, borough, etc.)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
topic of discussion; agenda
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
healthy; sound; wholesome
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
as soon as possible; ASAP