association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
looking back; worry; anxiety
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
single word; a few words; brief comment
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
cannot be compared with; no match for
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
stirring; slight movement
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
pitch dark; total darkness
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger