vigorous; cheerful; assertive
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
banquet or reception hall
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
logistics; supply; communications
requisition; commandeering; conscription
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses