close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
commander; commanding officer; CO
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to be able (to); to be possible (to)