theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
time; season; period; phase; stage
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
sobriety; soberness; sober face
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to collapse into; to flop onto
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
running as fast as one can
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
world; society; people; the public
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward