success; achievement; fruition
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
unprecedented; never seen before
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
complete stranger; total stranger
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
end of a road; end of a street
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)