on the occasion of; at the time of
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
high-quality goods; luxury item
daily necessities; everyday item
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
joint struggle; common (united) front
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
disadvantageous; long (odds)
(turned out) all right in the end
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to make a lasting impression
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
what's what; heads or tails
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
calculated; premeditated; considered
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
ignorant of the ways of the world
unrequited love; one-sided love
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)