betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
well-bred; of good upbringing
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
steady; steady relationship; going steady
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
reaction; response; reaction
looking on from afar; being a spectator
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
individual combined (gymnastics)
heir; inheritor; successor
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
university of arts; arts college
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
article; thing; object; property; real estate
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
square metre; square meter
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to get slightly dirty (all over)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)