(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to affect; to impact; to influence
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
polite; courteous; hospitable
canonization; establishment of sainthood
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
arrogant; haughty; insolent
manners; behavior; behaviour
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
irrational (line of) argument
have to do; must; should; ought to
word game; wordplay; playing with words
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous