to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
expression; look; countenance; face
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
directions; instructions; orders; command
to accept; to receive; to agree
courteous; decorous; polite
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to keep away; to keep at a distance
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
notice; attention; observation
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
messenger; envoy; emissary
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to be superior; to surpass
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
news; word; tidings; omen
to bring; to take; to bring about
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck