real experience; actual observations
awareness; realization; noticing
prohibited item; banned item
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
complicated and mysterious
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; (lit.) the ground hardens after it rains
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to appear all together; to be all present
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
according to plan; as planned; on target
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
criminal; culprit; offender; rogue
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
final scene; the end; finale
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
exemption; exoneration; discharge
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
natural; reasonable; understandable