to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
audience; attendance; hearers
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
house built on sand; house of cards
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
all present; all concerned; all of us
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
ability; performance; efficiency
outside the country; abroad
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
public execution; public embarrassment
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to make a speech; to address
tool; implement; means; furniture
to fight against; to oppose; to face
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
near oneself; close to one; familiar
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
chain; series; connection; linkage
in succession; one by one