decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
apathy; lethargic state; state of lassitude
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
trial; judgement; judgment
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
hostility; animosity; enmity
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
please; somehow or other; one way or another
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point