extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
in session; in progress; under way; open
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
outbreak of war; starting a war
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
... all over again (repeating the same failure)