worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
as (for); for; in the capacity of
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
retainer; attendant; escort
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
mountain climbing; mountaineering
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be needed; to be wanted
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
moving about; stirring about
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies