heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to underrate; to make light of
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
consequently; as a result
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
looking slender in clothing
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
persevering; very patient
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence