certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take flight; to disappear
dukedom; duchy; principality
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
disorder; chaos; confusion
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely