rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to be powered on; to be turned on
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to have meaning; to be meaningful
instead; but (on the other hand)
at that time; in those days
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
indescribable; having no way to express
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
one's long-cherished desire
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
reduction by half; halving
to take back; to recapture
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
main cause; primary factor
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
proud; having a prominent nose
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap