to take a veneer off something
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
sexy; popular; well-liked
this (very thing); this precisely
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
script; libretto; scenario
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory