in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
that's true; of course; obviously
the other day; lately; recently
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
advanced level; high grade; senior
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
speeding up; increase in pace
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
extremely; terrifically; super
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding