event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to be consistent; to be coherent
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
competing (with each other) in creating (composing, drawing, writing, etc.); competition to produce an (artistic, literary, etc.) work
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to stretch (unbend) oneself
stairs; stairway; staircase
you could say; you might say; verging on the
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
ordinary person; untitled individual
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
with a chuckle; with a giggle
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
image; figure; figure; form; image
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred