performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
main question; real issue at hand
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
failure; mistake; blunder
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
prize for perfect attendance
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be forward; to be impertinent
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
imagination; supposition; guess
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
control; management (e.g. of a business)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
diagnosis; medical examination
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to collapse into; to flop onto
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
older sister; elder sister