refusal; rejection; denial; veto
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
on and after; from ... onward; since
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
direct unforked road; straight path
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
resignation; acceptance; consolation
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
directly opposite; right in front
series of battles; successive battles
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick