elaborate; delicate; exquisite
alluring; enticing; tempting; seductive
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
mass (of people); large crowd
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
restlessly; in continuous motion
interests and preferences
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
insecticide; insect repellent
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
main street; avenue; boulevard
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
main purpose; primary objective
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to ask for directions; to ask the way