place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
initial screening (of applicants); preliminary screening
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
e-mail notice of rejection (for a job application)
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to relax; to feel at home
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
long-awaited; much-awaited
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
each; (arch.) you (plural)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation