to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be at a loss for words
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
proposal; offer; request; application
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
conditionally; with conditions attached
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
priority; order of precedence
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
practical problem; practical matter
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
crisis response; emergency response
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
besides; in addition; also; moreover
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
dead person; deceased person
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers