yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
objection; dissent; protest
parting ways after a quarrel
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
value; worth; virtue; blessing
that's the way it is; such is life
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
match; game; bout; contest
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
totally willing; fully motivated
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
several people; a few people
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
choice; selection; option
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule