to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
-less; lacking; non-existing
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
scandal; deplorable event
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
laughing in astonishment (at something silly or stupid); scoff
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
price; cost; value; worth; value
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
from here; from this place
form; method; system; formula