coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
the very best; excellent; superb
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
repentance; confession; penitence
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
beforehand; in advance; previously
standby; preparation; arrangement
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
on the occasion of; at the time of
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
practice meeting; practice group
belief; conviction; opinion
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
action committee; executive committee
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
dumbfounded; in mute amazement