profitable plan; good plan
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to relax; to feel at home
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to discuss; to talk together
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
(medical) doctor; physician
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
danger; peril; hazard; risk
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
root; source; origin; cause
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to be able (to); to be possible (to)