self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to speak ill of; to disparage
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
in the morning; during the morning
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
killing two birds with one stone
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
totally at a loss; lose one's bearings; in a maze; in a fog; all at sea; up in the air
very likely; very probable
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
small change; coins; small sum of money
to push aside; to push one's way through
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
it hasn't been long since
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
president (of a society); chairman