energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
reduction; diminution; abatement
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
tax-exempt; tax-free; tax-exempted
dry field farming; dry field crop
practice; practising; experience
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
power; authority; jurisdiction
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
intelligence or information network
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to make one feel grateful
being the runner-up; finishing second
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)