(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to use up all one's strength
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to live through; to survive
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
several times; a few times
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
management; administration; operation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to grimace; to make a wry face
feeling one gets from listening to something
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
cesspool; sink; manure sink
overestimation; overvaluing
underestimation; undervaluation
promotion; raising of status
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to say; to tell; to state; to do
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
orphan; person without friends