conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
clearing one's throat; cough
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
due form; official; formality
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(social) position; status
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
close; intimate; on good terms
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
not necessarily so; is not always true
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
clapping and cheering; applause