ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
departure; leaving; setting off
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
like this; this sort; this way
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature