vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to play (a stringed instrument)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
prosecutor's closing argument
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
same as above; ditto; ibid.
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to begin; to set about; to start
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
fate; destiny; predestination
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
drama; play; Chinese opera
derailment; digression; deviation
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth