symbol; code; sign; notation
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
long (time that has passed); old (story)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to surround; to crowd around
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
birth; creation; formation
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to make merry; to be festive
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
genuine; authentic; true; real
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
world; society; people; the public