gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
someone; unknown person; I; me
no!; no no!; no, not at all
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
complete change; about-face
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
lewd pleasure; lascivious delight; carnal joy
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
thought; consideration; thinking
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis