very popular; highly favoured
story; tale; talk; discussion
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
to crouch; to squat; to cower
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
best regards; please take care of; please do
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to say; to be pleased to say
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
the way back; the way home; return trip
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
remains; corpse; (dead) body
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
training; drill; practice; discipline
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
price; cost; value; worth; value
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch