to make merry; to be festive
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
desperation; struggle to the death
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
one chance; only opportunity
from the beginning; from scratch
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to spend time (on doing something)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
debut; initial stage appearance
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing