opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
alone; unaided; away from home
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
position; location; base; point; site
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
back seat (of a car); rear seat
to shake; to sway; to waver
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
as you see; as you can see
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend