blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to be frank; to drop all pretense
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Mercury (god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
that; the matter in question
... years old; age (of) ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to collect; to assemble; to gather
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
popular person; favorite; favourite
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far