choice; selection; option
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
every year; yearly; annually
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
(written) contract; agreement
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unfortunately; regrettably
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
feelings; thoughts; meaning
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
senior high school; high school
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to incur someone's enmity