to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to give a round of applause; to applaud
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
guess; conjecture; surmise
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
setting off (on a trip); departure
Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara); deodar
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
elegant; graceful; refined
characteristic; feature; special quality
theatre-going; theater-going
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to be touching; to be moving