phrase; phrase; strawberry
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to prostrate oneself (before)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
general idea; concept; notion
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to knock down; to utterly defeat
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
(not) a single person; (no) one
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
endless; boundless; everlasting
influence; clout; leverage
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
illegal; illicit; unlawful
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
in that manner; like that
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly