to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
delusion; trick of the imagination
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
serious; severe; grave; acute
steady; sound; reliable; solid
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
fine view; beautiful sight
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
human kindness; human weakness
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
recovery; undoing; recall
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
distinction; differentiation; classification