advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
children's story; fairy tale
here and there; in places
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
script; screenplay; scenario
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
one bow; one salute; one greeting
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)