vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
waste of time; killing time
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
notice; attention; observation
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
by your leave; with your permission
to have the privilege of doing
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
knowing; (an) acquaintance
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to well up; to burst; to arise
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)