spirit; heart; disposition
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
good humour (humor); good mood
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
fair and square; open and aboveboard
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
test procedure; testing methodology
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
now that; since; so long as; because
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
another school; other schools
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
absence due to illness; sick leave
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
drama; theatre; theater; play
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
world of the theater (theatre)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
(right at the) side; just beside
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
freeware; free software; libre software; open-source software that can be used, modified, and redistributed without restriction
ability; performance; efficiency
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with