congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to triumph; to be elated with success
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be hot on a person's heels
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
authenticity; credibility
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
observation; survey; watching
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
conviction; belief; confidence
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
masculinization; virilization
the opposite sex; isomerism
competent; suitable; qualified
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey