losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
power; might; authority; influence
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to put one's strength into
to bring back; to restore
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
memory; ability to remember
first meeting; first interview with
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible