attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
clear; precise; definite; distinct
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
national costume; (in) native dress
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
guard; security (officer); guardsman
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
interested person; volunteer; supporter
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(male) cross-dresser; transvestite
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
guardians; parents; father and older brother
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified