overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
beauty contest to name Miss ...
overall victory; championship
to have an eye on; to zero in on
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
attack; assault; attempt; try
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
straight-laced person; stubborn person
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
influence; clout; leverage
to attempt; to test; to try out
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
in that manner; like that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be traumatized; to be shocked
classical form of martial art
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
trauma (usu. psychological)