to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
talking about memories; reminiscences
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
resignation; acceptance; consolation
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
mysterious thief; phantom thief
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to join forces with; to cooperate with
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
meanwhile; in the meantime
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
modesty; humility; being humble
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
all (there is); as long as there is
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate