to make merry; to be festive
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to indicate; to show; to point to
to spread; to be propagated
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
secret; private; surreptitious
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel