to need; to call for; to require
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
rational; reasonable; logical
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
prospects of victory; chances of success
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
man; male; masculine gender
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life