ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to listen to in an ecstasy
on board a ship; aboard a ship
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
image; figure; figure; form; image
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
dramatic role for child; child actor
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
stagnation; hindrance; delay
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
huge win; overwhelming victory
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
postwar period; period after Second World War
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience