distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to complain; to lodge a complaint
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
guess; speculation; supposition
final; eventual; ultimate
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
older employee who does not have much actual work