to make an appearance; to show up
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
leadership; initiative; spearhead
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
second arrow; second move; second step
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
(necessary) personnel; required person
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to fall off; to tumble down
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to unfold; to unroll; to open
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
war situation; progress of a battle
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
striking; remarkable; considerable
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest