improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to increase; to add to; to augment
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
ill will; malice; evil intent
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
again and again; repeatedly
to happen to hear; to overhear
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
sexual discrimination; sexism
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
thought; consideration; thinking
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material