reason; cause; circumstances
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
publicity (information) activities; public relations
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
management; administration; operation
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
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)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
leader; authority; mainstay
self-control; self-restraint
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
programme; program; plans; arrangements
support; backing; aid; assistance
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance