hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
drama; play; powerful drug
outline; summary; argument
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
mysterious thief; phantom thief
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to