to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to be sacked; to be dismissed
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
in succession; one after another
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
being concerned about or mindful of
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
handful; small amount; small number
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to succeed; to bear fruit
many people; a large number of people
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
just because; even if; even though
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
circulation; dissemination