to spread; to be propagated
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
common people; ordinary people; masses
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to be intimate with; to befriend
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
reality; actuality; hard fact
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to affect; to impact; to influence
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this