to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
donation; presentation; gift
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
morpho (butterfly, Morpho sp.)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
rich person; wealthy person
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
gem; jewel; precious stone
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
research material; experimental material
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up