attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
evident; plain; distinct; clear
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
one's manner (attitude) when losing; one's way of losing
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
cowering; recoiling; overwhelmed
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to squeeze out; to wring out
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty