leading part; leading actor; leading actress
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
pretension; conceit; hubris
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
surely (not); certainly (not)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in