expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
reexamination; resit; make-up (exam)
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
main cause; primary factor
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
if it is (the case that ...)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
if you do this; if this is the case
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to win favour; to win favor
troupe; theatrical company
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched