permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
disadvantageous; long (odds)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
difficult to ...; hard to ...
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
document; official papers
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
materials; data; document
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
enumeration; citation; listing
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
optimist; easy-going person
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded