to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
script; screenplay; scenario
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
audience; attendance; hearers
one's own work; making by oneself
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
preface; foreword; introduction
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
drama; play; powerful drug
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
war; battle; match; game; competition
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
to add (to); to add on; to append
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly