conviction; belief; confidence
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
mass communication; mass media
never mind!; don't worry about it
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
declaration of war; proclamation of war
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
good feeling; feeling good
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
much-discussed work (book, film, etc.)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
actor; actress; player; performer
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank