important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
material; substance; matter
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
popular person; favorite; favourite
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
river; stream; River; the ... river
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
dropout; quitter; deserter
celebratory banquet; feast
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
sense of smell; olfaction
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged