exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)
to scatter away; to vanish
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
surely; certainly; without doubt
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
expression; look; countenance; face
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
surrounding at a distance
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to ask a question; to ask questions
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how