front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to have the privilege of doing
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
recitation; reciting from memory
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
(not) a single person; (no) one
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
manners; courtesy; etiquette
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
generation; the world; the age
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
regular customer; general audience; general public
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to be jealous; to be envious