retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
and; thereupon; because of that
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
referendum; popular vote; plebiscite
being very popular; being in great demand
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
telephone call; telephone (device)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry