spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
time; hour; period; class
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
guess; speculation; supposition
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
long time; long interval; for quite some time
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(political) power; authority; influence
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to