acting ability; talent as a performer
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unwanted interaction; being a nuisance (to someone); being an annoyance; pestering someone
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
declaration; proclamation; announcement
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
several weeks; a few weeks
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge