innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
the same; the said; likewise
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
in the course of one's duties
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to pile up; to accumulate
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man