tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
bent back; hunchback; stoop
not limited to; not just ...
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
surroundings; circumference
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to care for someone; to look after someone
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
within; inside of; less than
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
criterion (criteria) for selection
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
confidentially; privately; off the record
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
interview (e.g. for a job)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to put into effect; to put into practice
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
personal; individual; private
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message