poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
retirement; resignation; stepping down
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
candidate (for an election)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
with a bang (clash, bump)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing