preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
height (of a person); stature
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to grow up; to become an adult
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk