activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the very best; excellent; superb
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
place for relaxation and refreshment
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
another school; other schools
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
already; now; no longer; not any more
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean