to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
any of; either of; (to) any
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
in proportion to; just as much as
several times; a few times
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
correction; revision; amendment
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
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)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
ardent; passionate; vehement
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to rebuke; to scold harshly
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
river; stream; River; the ... river