to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
now that you say that; now that you mention it
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
real intention; true motive; true meaning
talk; recital; narration; topic
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
self-defense; self-defence
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
wish; desire; ambition; choice
unidentifiable; unidentified
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light