embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
thank you for your continued patronage
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
meeting; greeting; welcome
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
lodging host; lodging place
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
menial; meanness; servility; abject