fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
extracurricular activities
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
study; research; investigation
president (of a society); chairman
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to thrust before; to thrust at
to beat time; to mark time
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
due form; official; formality
license; licence; certificate; charter
to snatch from; to steal from
document; official papers
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
genuine article; real thing; real deal
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
ardent; passionate; vehement
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
possible; likely; probable
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear