cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
court (of law); courtroom
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to shave off; to scrape off
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
restoration; repair; mending
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
craving for the limelight
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)