fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to take; to catch; to capture
the same generation; coeval
very young; little; childish; immature
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
year in, year out; always; 24-7
second; number two; runner-up
official in charge; person in charge
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell