feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
war situation; progress of a battle
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to talk (a person) down; to confute
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to have the privilege of doing
premature joy; short-lived elation
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
minimum; at the very least
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
no matter how much time passes
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
rather; sooner; preferably
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary