to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
start of work; commencement; opening
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
specialization; specialisation
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
(diving) fin; swim fin; flipper; fin (on a surfboard, aircraft, etc.)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
thereupon; shortly thereafter
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
this and that; one thing or another
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
genius; prodigy; natural gift
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
sooner or later; in time; eventually
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
desperation; struggle to the death
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to thrust before; to thrust at
price; cost; value; worth; value
cultivation; refinement; culture; education