whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to be hot on a person's heels
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
free (of charge); gratuitous
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
main force; brute force; strong-arm
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
all eyes; public attention
to dance; to perform dance steps
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion