to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
example; illustration; precedent
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
quickly; calmly; intently
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
at the meeting; on the occasion
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
order; sequence; procedure
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
diligent; hard-working; industrious
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
reduction by half; halving
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
time around sunset; early evening
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
thereupon; shortly thereafter
cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting
successor; replacement; second wife
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge