top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to make a speech; to address
to whine; to make feeble complaints
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sleepover; overnight stay
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
free time; time at leisure
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to squash; to crush; to flatten
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to need; to call for; to require
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar