(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
rate; late; rating; ranking
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
lightly; easily; carelessly
to pull in (fish); to land
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
transcendence; excellence; superiority
being filled with; being full of; permeation