opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
one large ...; a great ...
counter for books; volume
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
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
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
that is to say; so that means
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for