unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
along the road; along the way
(not) even with; (not) even using
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to get going; to start off
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
weather forecast; weather report
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
every year; yearly; annually
refinement; elegance; grace
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to cease; to stop; to be over
such ... as; or some such
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something