to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
long ago; already; a long time ago
no!; no no!; no, not at all
this world; this life; world of the living
together; at the same time; same; identical
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
going to and fro; back and forth
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
dot; point; polka dots; pixel
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
denaturation; degeneration
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
place; situation; position; location
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion