groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
fiction; fabrication; concoction
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
(already) known; established
prejudice; bias; distorted view
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
victory celebration party; victory banquet
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to tumble down; to roll down