haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
good humour (humor); good mood
way out; means to escape; escape route
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
cannot be compared with; no match for
acting ability; talent as a performer
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
movie director; film director
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
remark; statement; discourse
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to rain incessantly; to downpour
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
to see through; to see the true nature of something
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing