leading part; leading actor; leading actress
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suddenly; all of a sudden
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
one's house; one's home; one's family
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
spine; backbone; spinal column
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to put one's strength into