to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
that day; the very same day
anything and everything; just about everything
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to be shot dead by an assassin
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
depiction; description; portrayal
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(giving) instruction; initiation
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to shout (in anger); to yell
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
writing something on commission; newly written text
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to grumble; to make difficulties
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve