desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
superiority complex; sense of superiority
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
intercept; interception; counter-attack
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to be muddy; to be slushy
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
one by one; in detail; minutely
commencing with; including
executives; top management; governing body
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence