speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
interior; inside; internal
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to understand from experience
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to be main; to be principal; to be important
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
friction; discord; strife
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
right beside; close to; nearby
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with