preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
gender; distinction of sex; sex
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to cease; to stop; to be over
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
that is to say; so that means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to feel; to sense; to experience
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
as (for); for; in the capacity of
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to become pale; to turn pale
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
conviction; belief; confidence
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning