positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
urgent; pressing; exigent
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
innermost depths of one's heart
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
leader; guide; mentor; coach
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to happen to hear; to overhear
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
establishment; settlement
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
healthy; sound; wholesome
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel