to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to spread; to be propagated
craving; longing; thirsting
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
tide; current; tendency; trend
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship