domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
pride; boast; credit (to)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
change; transition; vicissitudes
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
glad countenance; joyful look
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
for a while; for some time; for a period
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to stare back at; to look back at
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
riverside; edge of a river
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to pause; to have a short intermission
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
piece; fragment; one (object)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation