tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
reigning; controlling; dictating
sentiment; sentimentality
be on your guard!; take care!
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
polite; courteous; hospitable
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
sour look; surly face; pout