race (of people); type of person
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
match; game; bout; contest
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to die; to lay down life's burden
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
how; in what way; by what means
cheap article; poor-quality article
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to spend time (on doing something)
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to prostrate oneself (before)
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
way (of doing); manner; method
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once