to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
one by one; one each; one at a time
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation
gem; jewel; precious stone
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
remains; corpse; (dead) body
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to thrust down; to push off
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ago; since; before; previous
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
enjoying popularity among the customers
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)