to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
composite; combined; complex
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to put up (a notice); to post
news reporter; journalist
to ascend; to go up; to climb
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to fulfill one's responsibilities
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 fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to put into the mouth; to eat
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
cram-free education; pressure-free education
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow