to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
classical theatre; classical theater
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
feigned tears; crocodile tears
signs of rain; threat of rain
difficult to ...; hard to ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
flippant; saucy; know-all
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to slip through the dragnet
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
going straight on; going straight ahead
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
wicked tongue; abusive language
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to pile up; to accumulate
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
how; in what way; I wonder
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission