holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
this (very thing); this precisely
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
value; worth; virtue; blessing
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
antiquity; the previous era
simply; merely; only; solely
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
premature joy; short-lived elation
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
tottering steps; drunken staggering
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
distant; remote; isolated
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
progress; advance; making (good) progress