to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
there is nothing; having nothing
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to order; to command; to appoint
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
familiar spirit; familiar
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
attenuation; damping; decay
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance