reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
antiquity; the previous era
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to knock down; to bring down
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
taking over (another's debt, work); shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
the same generation; coeval
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
subway; metro; underground (railway)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown