crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
urgent; requiring quick (response)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
both eloquent and skilled
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be damaged; to receive damage
very much; very many; more and more
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
side effect; adverse reaction
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
apparently; appears to be
to finish reading; to read through
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
homeless; homeless person
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
healthy; sound; wholesome
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced