petition; complaint; (legal) brief
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
not worth doing; waste of effort
offensive (movement); aggression
just a minute; small quantity
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
conscious; deliberate; intentional
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
success or failure; outcome; result
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
total energy; all efforts
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to come to an end; to close the curtain
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
person concerned; interested party; related party
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique