to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
on countless occasions; many a time
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
lecture hall; lecture room
to be prolonged; to drag on
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up