pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
information; news; report; reward; retribution
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to be transparent; to show through
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
interruption; suspension; break
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
successful bid; winning a tender
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
counter for books; volume
seller; vendor; exhibitor
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to jest; to clown (around)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile