showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
retirement at one's own request
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
that's the way it is; such is life
to face on; to look out on to
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
invisibly; secretly; privately
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
requisition; commandeering; conscription
elegant; graceful; refined
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
recommendation; referral; endorsement
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage