to raise one's voice; to shout
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
event; phenomenon; matter
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
adapting for TV; television adaptation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be softened; to calm down
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
open; spacious; extensive
originally; by nature; from the start
order; sequence; procedure
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
counter for drops of liquid
to knock down; to utterly defeat
to be born; to come into the world
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously