floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to incur someone's enmity
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
equality; impartiality; evenness
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
having said that; on the other hand
management; administration; operation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
election; selection; choice
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
in one's own way or style
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?