figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
distribution; circulation
power; authority; jurisdiction
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
selling out; being sold out
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
please be careful; please take care
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
depiction; description; portrayal
narrative part (of a text); descriptive writing (excluding direct speech and quotations)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
finished product; finished goods; completed article
funny story; funny anecdote
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)