to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
history of; experience of
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
plural; multiple; several
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
false nose; artificial nose
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to shake; to sway; to waver
distortion; falsification; perversion
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to control; to command; to get the better of