wide difference; a world of difference
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
beginning; clue; starting point
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
secret understanding; collusion
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
consequently; as a result
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
class; heading; group; category
radical party; extremists
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to be dependable; to be reliable
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
folklore studies; folkloristics
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning