to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
to accord someone every courtesy
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
social life; social intercourse
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
drink money; drinking money
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme