to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
such; like that; in that way
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
even though; despite; when
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
voting; ballot; poll; vote
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
act of violence; violent behavior
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)