to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
feeling keenly; fully realizing
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
conference room; council room
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
front entrance; front door
carving; engraving; sculpture
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to need; to call for; to require
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to jump up and down; to hop
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
sliding; being just in time
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to order; to command; to appoint
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)