stage actor; stage actress
great success; huge success
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
house built on sand; house of cards
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
in itself; as it is; in its own way; within its capacity; within limitations
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
surgery; surgical procedure
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
opening inward (of a door or window)
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
to mind; to care; to worry
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
still; even now; to this day
lust; sexual appetite; carnal desire
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice