to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
drama; play; powerful drug
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
way of talking; speaking style
new discovery; new invention
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
breaking off an engagement
final conclusion; end product
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
downward adjustment; downward revision