irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
short pause; short interval
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to put on airs; to assume importance
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
cave; cavern; den; grotto
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to look away; to avert one's eyes
(not so) much; (not) very
recovery; undoing; recall
phantom; vision; illusion
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
dealing with; coping with
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to say no more; to sink into silence
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
irritation; annoyance; frustration
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
region; limits; stage; level
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede