prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
being very popular; being in great demand
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
orchestra member; musician
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
show; exhibition; spectacle
social dance; ballroom dancing
to be excited; to be elated
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to apologize; to apologise
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder