curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
exclamation point; exclamation mark
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
acceleration; speeding up
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
just managing; with great difficulty
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
genius; prodigy; natural gift
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate