cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
at once; immediately; right now
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
charming; fascinating; attractive
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
being startled; getting a shock
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to get between; to be caught in
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
appetite; distinction between what is thought and what is said
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
difficult to ...; hard to ...
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption