announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to remove; to move out of the way
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
pulsation; pulsatory motion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
near; nearby; not far off
pride; dignity; self-respect
future; possible; potential; prospective
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour