to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
regular customer; general audience; general public
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
putting into operation; invocation
to arrive; to come to pass
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
longing; strong desire; aspiration
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
regarding as (quite) natural; regarding as something to be expected; regarding as a matter of course; regarding as right and proper
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
again and again; repeatedly
military force; military strength
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours