dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
celebration; congratulations
not necessarily so; is not always true
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
fifth day of the month; five days
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to crouch; to squat; to cower
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
two times; twice; two degrees
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session