even if ...; even supposing that ...
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
without cause; without reason
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)