courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
I see; that's right; indeed
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to roll about; to writhe about
to discuss; to talk together
expression; presentation; representation; notation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
main cause; primary factor
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
action; operation; effect; function
for example; for instance; e.g.
in comparison to; rather than
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to express (in words); to confess
difficult to ...; hard to ...