centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off
to be softened; to calm down
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to pierce through; to break through
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
control; management (e.g. of a business)
script; libretto; scenario
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
just you wait and see (as a threat)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together