to step firmly; to harden by treading
chief; main; principal; major
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one by one; one after another; successively
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
tedious; boring; being fed up with
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to get between; to be caught in
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
thereupon; shortly thereafter
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
newcomer; initiate; rookie
two by two; by twos; as a couple
set of three; three sets; three classes
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly