roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
conference room; council room
green light; (giving) permission; OK
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
indictment; prosecution; complaint
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
producer (film, TV, etc.)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
way; course; the only way
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to perceive; to understand
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
good performance; good work; great success
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
decline; fall; decay; withering
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
at that (very) moment; just then
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to use and then throw away
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
compelling force; legal force
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight