expression; presentation; representation; notation
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
being too late; losing one's final chance
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
reigning; controlling; dictating
conviction; belief; confidence
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
academic type; scholarly turn of mind
few decades; many decades; several decades
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
second grade; second class; secondary
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
another; different; separate; discrete
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
in name only; titular; nominal
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
minding; watching; looking out; guarding
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling