embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
atelier; studio; workshop
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
serious; severe; grave; acute
you could say; you might say; verging on the
future (usually near); prospects
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
digital versatile disc; DVD
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
clothing and accessories; attire
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
at once; immediately; right now
to be a matter of life or death
to recover consciousness; to come to
advance; moving forward; progress
changing clothes; change of clothes
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb