head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
directly opposite; right in front
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to temper thoroughly; to train well
headband; hair band; hairband
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
man; male; masculine gender
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
more than usual (usu. time)