improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
printed edition (of a book, etc.)
number of characters; character count
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
talk; recital; narration; topic
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
passionate love; ardent love; devotion
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
overall; general; as a whole
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
help; assistance; service
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to cease; to stop; to be over
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on