to make a speech; to address
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
the very best; excellent; superb
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
way one walks; one's walk
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
go (board game); being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time; being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
identifiable; personalized
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
inheritance; something given or received
what with this and that; for a number of reasons