anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
very popular; highly favoured
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
young person; youth; young
notice; attention; observation
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to squash; to crush; to flatten
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
after a long time; for the first time in a while
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump