not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
many; numerous; various; large number of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
arrogant; haughty; insolent
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
shyness; bashfulness; shame