to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
accidental death; casualty
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to become pale; to turn pale
to get a reputation as a philanderer
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
narrative part (of a text); descriptive writing (excluding direct speech and quotations)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
older sister; elder sister
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
there is nothing; having nothing
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one act (of a play); scene; event
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to go out and away; to leave
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse