smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to become inverted; to become reversed
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
nothing but; none other than
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
much less; to say nothing of
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
if so; in that case; in that situation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
no matter how much time passes
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)