what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
school festival; campus festival
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
private; exclusive; secret
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
debut work; one's first work
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
performance fee (actor, singer, etc.)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
that is to say; so that means
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say