leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
MVP (esp. in baseball); most valuable player
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
in the mountains; among the mountains
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
even if not; even without
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
great player; star player
feeling keenly; fully realizing
primeval forest; virgin forest
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering