ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
call; summons; convening; convocation
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to grant someone's request
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to bend; to warp; to curve
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
in the future; another day; later
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
very popular; highly favoured
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
carelessly; inattentively
hedge; fence; border; limit
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to look down on; to make light of
overall summary; (e.g. news) roundup
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
turning into a cooler state; cooling down