skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
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
that day; the very same day
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
incident; affair; happening; event
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
release event; event held to release item for sale (e.g. CD, DVD, book)
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness