expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
invisibly; secretly; privately
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be worried; to be troubled
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to move forward; to move on
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to have the privilege of doing
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
essence; true nature; substance; reality