popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
how dare ...; how could ...
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
shah; former ruler of Iran
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
just a minute; small quantity
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
home area; home town; local
junior high school student; middle school pupil
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
family; members of a family
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
at least; at most; (even) just
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
eighth day of the month; eight days
fourth day of the month; four days
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait