collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
beauty contest to name Miss ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
person concerned; interested party; related party
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
the reverse; other side; lining
war; fighting; fierce competition
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to take off one's clothes; to undress
episode; anecdote; vignette
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
human rights; civil liberties
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
invitation; introduction; temptation
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma