striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to be thrilled; to be excited
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to daub; to brush; to touch up
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
depending on; dependent on
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to order; to command; to appoint