art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
production (e.g. play); direction
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
show; exhibition; spectacle
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to spend time (on doing something)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
this is why; this means; it is the case that
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to smile (at); to grin (at)
freedom; free man; free woman
long time; long interval; for quite some time
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
another thing; exception; special case
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy