irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be hesitant; to feel timid
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
pride in one's strength or skill
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
whatever brought that on?
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
control column; yoke; joystick
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to