skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
cheap article; poor-quality article
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
future prospects; promise
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
commencing with; including
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to challenge (a person) to a fight
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name