reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to give the stamp of approval
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
goodness; excellence; virtue
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
supreme leader; ultimate leader
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
remembrance; recollection; recognition
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
if you think about it; come to think of it
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim