decoration; ornament; trimmings
memory; ability to remember
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
strong-willed; strong of heart
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to gather; to collect; to assemble
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
even though; despite; when
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
duty; obligation; responsibility
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing