(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be main; to be principal; to be important
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
directions; instructions; orders; command
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
temporary sewing; basting
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
this and that; one thing and another
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
rival; competitor; competition
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
tendency; trend; inclination
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
imagination; supposition; guess
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
king; monarch; ruler; champion
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
invisibly; secretly; privately
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
slowly and quietly; smoothly
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly