candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
horseplay; fooling around
still (continuing); as ever; further
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
suspicious-looking; fishy
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to go out and away; to leave
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
world situation; world affairs
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
a few years ago; some years back
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
quick-witted; quick to understand
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to ask a question; to ask questions
absorption; suction; attraction
great admiration; deep respect
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
just past noon; afternoon
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
basket; basketball; basket cloth
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that