to help out of (trouble); to extricate
near oneself; close to one; familiar
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
directly; in person; firsthand
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
pride in one's strength or skill
violent emotion; passion; fury
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
slow-moving person; dull person
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)