assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
fireball; bolide; fireball
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
programme; program; plans; arrangements
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
place; room; margin; scope
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
one by one; one at a time; in turn
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
number of times; frequency; count
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to lure someone; to entice someone
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
when it comes to; concerning
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very much; exceedingly; extremely
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
victory or defeat; match; contest; game