to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
brightness; splendour; splendor
great laughter; burst of laughter
concreteness; feasibility
to find fault with; to question
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
should time and circumstances permit
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
birds of a feather flock together
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
saturated linework; concentrated linework
to walk in on; to tread upon
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to turn completely into; to become completely